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The Most Illustrious

Grand Councilof

Cryptic Masonsof the State of

California

Proceedingsof the

155th Annual Assembly

Bakersfield, CaliforniaMay 18, A. D. 2015, A. Dep. 3015

2015 Proceedings - Grand Council, Cryptic Masons of California

Grand Council Officers, 2014-15

154th MOST ILLUSTRIOUS GRAND MASTER.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David L. ChesebroSan Luis Obispo Council No. 38 (805) 528-74681615 9th St.; Los Osos, CA 93402-2222 Sarah

DEPUTY GRAND MASTER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brett A. MacDonaldShekinah Council No. 35 (626) 883-5521469 Stephora St; Covina, CA 91724-2653 Donna

GRAND PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR OF THE WORK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William E. PriceCalifornia Council No. 2 (650) 341-94354004 Branson Dr; San Mateo, CA 94403-3611 Janet

GRAND TREASURER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frederick J. “Tiny” Potter MIPGM

Ventura Council No. 15 (805) 484-4150345 N. Otono Ct; Camarillo, CA 93012-6822 Donna

GRAND RECORDER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth G. Hope, HMIPGM

Shekinah Council No. 35 (562) 924-650011428 Artesia Blvd. #13; Artesia, CA 90701-3872 Sonny

GRAND DIRECTOR OF RITUAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth G. NagelSan Jose Council No. 20 (408) 984-08392131 Briarwood Dr; Santa Clara, CA 95051-1944 Kathy

GRAND CHAPLAIN - NORTH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard A. WilsonSacramento Council No. 1 (916) 456-60142604 27th St; Sacramento, CA 95818-2617 Kitty

GRAND CHAPLAIN - SOUTH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul D. EricksonSan Luis Obispo Council No. 38 (805) 478-65351363 Via Alta; Santa Maria, CA 93455-5660 JoAnn

GRAND CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lee P. WhelanRiverside Council No. 59 (951) 830-12955485 Malvern Way; Riverside, CA 92506-3545 Teresa

GRAND CONDUCTOR OF THE COUNCIL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William S. DannPacific Council No. 37 (707) 442-30362963 Pigeon Point Rd; Eureka, CA 95503-9733 Anne

GRAND STEWARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eduardo EstradaOmega Council No. 11 (808) 878-990026239 Veva Way; Calabasas, CA 91302-1091 Natasha

GRAND SENTINEL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert A. Morrison

GRAND ORATOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William J. Miklos III

GRAND MARSHAL - NORTH.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guy M. Chalmers

GRAND MARSHAL - SOUTH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rees W. Padfield

GRAND SOLOIST.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K. Mark Harris

GRAND MUSICIAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John A. Gonsalves

GRAND BIBLE BEARER.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard J. Jolley

GRAND STANDARD BEARER.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David P. Glass

Proceedings of the Most Illustrious

Grand Council of Cryptic Masons

of the State of California

155th Annual AssemblyMonday, May 18, A. D. 2015, A. Dep. 3015

DoubleTree Hotel

Bakersfield, California

Most Illustrious Companion

David L. Chesebro154th Most Illustrious Grand Master


Certification

This is to certify that the following transcript is a true copy of the Proceedings of the 155th AnnualAssembly of the Most Illustrious Grand Council of Cryptic Masons of the State of California, heldin the City of Bakersfield, County of Kern, State of California, on the 18th day of May, AnnoDomini 2015, Anno Depositionis 3015.

Witness my signature with the Seal of the Most Illustrious Grand Council of Cryptic Masons of theState of California affixed and the attestation of the Grand Recorder.

David L. Chesebro, KYGCH

Most Illustrious Grand Master

ATTEST:

Kenneth G. Hope, OSV - KYCH - HPGM

Grand Recorder

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David L. Chesebro

154th Most Illustrious Grand Master

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2014-15

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Biography of David Luther ChesebroMost Illustrious Grand Master, 2014-15

David was born on July 26, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in the Inland Empire ofSouthern California. He attended the public school system in the City of Rialto. He is a graduateof California State University, San Bernardino with a BA Degree in Environmental Studies.

He began his career at the California Department of Transportation, Caltrans, in 1983 at the DistrictOffice in San Bernardino in civil engineering. In 1987, he transferred to the District Office in SanLuis Obispo where he served for twenty-five years, until his retirement in October of 2012.

A member of Saint Benedict’s Episcopal Church in Los Osos, California, where he has served onthe Bishop’s Committee as Bishop’s Warden for two years. He also served as a Boy Scout Leaderfor Troop 216 in Los Osos.

Raised a Master Mason on November 13, 1990 in Estero Lodge No. 719 in Morro Bay California.He served as Master of Estero Lodge in 1995, and again in 2003 and 2004. After consolidating withKing David’s Lodge No. 209 in 2005, he served as Master of the consolidated lodge in 2006. Heis currently a member of King David’s Lodge No. 209 in San Luis Obispo.\

He served on the Grand Lodge Committee for Lodge Support from 2006 to 2011 and as Inspectorof the 501st Masonic District in 2012 and 2013. He also served as the Grand Standard Bearer forthe Grand Lodge of California during the 2009-2010 Grand Lodge Year.

Received the Scottish Rite Degrees in 2004 in the Valley of Santa Barbara where he is currently amember. He was recognized with the distinction of Knight Commander Court of Honor in 2013

Exalted a Royal Arch Mason in San Luis Chapter No. 62 and Greeted a Select Master in San LuisObispo Council No. 38 in 1994. Knighted in San Luis Obispo Commandery No. 27 the same year.He served as High Priest of San Luis Chapter in 2005, as Illustrious Master of San Luis ObispoCouncil in 2006, and as Commander of San Luis Obispo Commandery in 2007. He was honoredby San Luis Chapter with the Meritorious Service Award in 2006, and was selected and chosen aMaster of Ish-Sodi by San Luis Obispo Council in 2007. He was honored by the Grand Council ofCalifornia as Illustrious Master of the Year at the 2007 Grand Sessions.

He is a member of Fresno Priory No. 71 of Knights of the York Cross of Honor, Brian Boru CouncilNo. 38 of Knight Masons, Channel Islands Council No. 114 of the Allied Masonic Degrees, andPacifica Conclave of the Knights of the Red Cross of Constantine. He is a member of Al MalaikahShrine Temple.

David met his wife Sarah while attending college. They have been married for 36 years. Currently,they are living in two different cities, David in San Luis Obispo and Sarah in Sacramento. They arehappy to call both places home. They have one son, Samuel.

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Officers of General Grand CouncilCryptic Masons, International

Lawrence O. Weaver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GENERAL GRAND MASTER

MIPGM - Oregon 9433 Prospector Terr(503- 518-9129 [email protected] Oregon City.; OR 97045

Milton S. “Sid” Roberts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEPUTY GENERAL GRAND MASTER

MIPGM - Washington 3736 Pleasant Hill Rd(360) 577-1202 [email protected] Kelso, WA 98260

Ronald W. Guthrie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GENERAL GRAND PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR OF THE WORK

MIPGM - Iowa P O Box 1841(641) 494-8888 [email protected] Mason City, IA 50402-1841

Charles L. Hollinger.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GENERAL GRAND TREASURER

MIPGM - Florida 125 Angelo Rd SE(321) 676-2575 Palm Bay, FL

David A. Grindle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GENERAL GRAND RECORDER

MIPGM - Idaho P. O. Box 332(208) 895-6612 [email protected] Meridan, ID 83680-0332

Rev. Charles M. Roberts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GENERAL GRAND CHAPLAIN

Gary D. Skillern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GENERAL GRAND CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD

Donald L. Himes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GENERAL GRAND CONDUCTOR OF THE COUNCIL

Brian J. Hastings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GENERAL GRAND MARSHAL

Larry N. Flowers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GENERAL GRAND STEWARD

James A. Fischer.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GENERAL GRAND SENTINEL

Dennis R. Detrow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DGGM - SOUTHWEST REGION

MIPGM - New Mexico [email protected] 9812 Lorelei Lane NE(505) 797-7978 Albuquerque, NM 87111-1248

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Living Honorary, Emeritus and PastGrand Council Officers

MOST ILLUSTRIOUS PAST GRAND MASTERS

David P. Ottinger (11).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (818) 882-37778800 Eton Ave. #70; Canoga Park, CA 91304-1602 1988

Bruce Carmitchel (11).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (805) 937-48343266 Greenacre Dr.; Santa Maria, CA 93455-2450 1993

C. Leslie Dent (29). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jean.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (925) 828-26737643 Starward Dr.; Dublin, CA 94566-1842 1994

Roy M. Haber Jr. (42).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vera.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (626) 336-18461712 Vallecito Dr.; Hacienda Heights, CA 91745-3342 1995

Paul E. McCleary (58).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vivian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (858) 748-729112911 Oak Knoll Rd.; Poway, CA 92064-5621 1998

Max C. Livingston (26). . . . . . . . . . . . . . Claudine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (949) 388-106938 Corte Pinturas; San Clemente, CA 92673-6864 2000

James G. Baum (46). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LuAnn.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (760) 843-9258P. O. Box 599; Helendale, CA 92342-0599 2001

Dalton A. Noland (51). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (408) 655-81091275 Flintwood Dr.; Carson, NV 89703-8430 2002

Edmund W. Heath (15) Joan.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (805) 389-9110P. O. Box 3025; Camarillo, CA 92011-3025 2003

Jose A. Fiss (25). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosa Maria.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (818) 899-413413436 Bracken St.; Arleta, CA 91331-5707 2005

Robert G. Grauer (46). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (559) 688-7449788 Auburn St.; Tulare, CA 93274-2202 2006

W. Joseph Ryland (25)..................................Katie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (626) 287-58815215 Kauffman Ave.; Temple City, CA 91780-3948 2007

Frederick J. “Tiny” Potter (15). . . . . . . . Donna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (805) 484-4150345 N. Otono Ct.; Camarillo, CA 93012-6822 2008

Martin F. McKeay (46). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacki. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (707) 763-72491533 Joan Dr; Petaluma, CA 94954-3639 2010

Robert A. L. Whitfield (12). . . . . . . . . . . Genie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (925) 626-71081006 Natwick Way; Brentwood, CA 94513-5450 2011

Raymond D. Godeke (14). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (714) 671-97493080 Heather Dr; Fullerton, CA 92835-2204 2012

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MOST ILLUSTRIOUS PAST GRAND MASTERS

Richard W. Williamson (29). . . . . . . . . . . . Judy.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (707) 425-20451555 E. Tabor Ave; Fairfield, CA 94533-2711 2013

HONORARY PAST GRAND MASTER

Kenneth G. Hope (35). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sonny. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (562) 924-650011428 Artesia Blvd. #13; Artesia, CA 90701-3872

PAST GRAND DIRECTOR OF RITUAL

Robert G. Grauer, MIPGM (46).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (559) 688-7149788 Auburn St.; Tulare, CA 93274-2202

Kenneth G. Nagel (20). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathleen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (408) 984-08392131 Briarwood Dr.; Santa Clara, CA 95051-1944

Fenton R. Mereness (20). . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (209) 984-0737P. O. Box 357; Jamestown, CA 95327-0357

GRAND RECORDER EMERITUS

David W. C. Kidder, MIPGM (14). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (303) 205-28196456 Burlwood Way; Las Vegas, NV 89108-1804

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Journal of Proceedings of the154th Annual Assembly of the Grand Councilof Cryptic Masons of the State of California

Informal Opening Ceremonies

Reception of Distinguished Members and Guests

GRAND CHAPTER

Most Excellent Companion Jon D. Humphreys, KYGCH, Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapterof Royal Arch Masons of the State of California and the Grand Officers of the Grand Chapter.

GRAND COMMANDERY

Sir Knight Carlos H. Gonzalez, KYGCH, Right Eminent Grand Commander of the GrandCommandery of Knights Templar of the State of California and the Grand Officers of the GrandCommandery.

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS

Most Worshipful Brother Frank Loui, KYGCH Past Grand Master of Masons in California &Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the Supreme Council Scottish Rite for California.Most Worshipful Brother Kenneth G. Nagel, KYGCH Past Grand Master of Masons in CaliforniaRight Puissant Companion Sid J. Leluan III, OSV - KYGCH General Grand Principal Conductor ofthe Work, General Grand Council Cryptic Masons International.Right Puissant Companion David A. Grindle,, OSV, General Grand Recorder of the General GrandCouncil, Cryptic Masons International.Right Puissant Companion Dennis R. Detrow, OSV, Deputy General Grand Master, SouthwestRegion General Grand Council Cryptic Masons International.Most Illustrious Companion Robert A. L. Whitfield, OSV, KYGCH, General Grand Captain of theGuard of the Grand Council Cryptic Masons International.Most Illustrious Companion Richard W. Williamson, KYGCH Ambassador of the Grand CouncilCryptic Masons International.Right Illustrious Companion William R. Greenen, Deputy Grand Master of the Grand CouncilCryptic Masons of Arizona.

Reception of Most Illustrious Past Grand MastersM. I. Comp. Bruce O. Carmitchel (1993) M. I. Comp. Roy M. Haber, Jr. (1995)M. I. Comp. James G. Baum (2001) M. I. Comp. Edmund W. Heath (2003)M. I. Comp. W. Joseph Ryland (2007) M. I. Comp. Frederick J. Potter (2008)M. I. Comp. Martin F. McKeay (2010) M. I. Comp. Robert A. L. Whitfield (2011)

M. I. Comp. Richard W. Williamson (2013)

Most Illustrious Companion Bruce O. Carmitchel, Senior Most Illustrious Past Grand Masterpresent, responded for the Most Illustrious Past Grand Masters.

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Grand Oration

Good Morning, Ladies, Brethren and Friends. Thank you for the opportunity to allow me to sharesome of my thoughts with you today.

Who cares about Cryptic Masonry?

Why do we spend so much time on learning ritual? What good does that do?

We often hear that our rituals use allegory and symbols to impart important truths. That is, perhaps,more true than many of us might believe especially in Cryptic Masonry!

Consider this; our ritual is riddled with queries that present us with paradoxes for the inquisitivemind to examine. These questions center on both the internal and external persons we believeourselves to be. We read in the Royal Master Degree:

“It is intended to serve as a reminder of the mysterious Triad, expressive of the essence andattributes of Deity and of those great Masonic virtues-Faith, Hope and Charity. You will deposit itin the Holy of Hollies, with the other Sacred Furniture, and hereafter, in every Masonic Lodge, letthere be displayed about the Altar of Obligation three burning tapers placed in a triangular position;and may the virtues which they symbolize be a light unto the feet of every true and faithful MASON,in all walks of life, until that perfect day when the glory of the Lord shall illumine our souls forever.“(Page 16 Ritual Cypher Grand Council Masons of California).

Have you considered the possibility that three lesser lights may potentially represent the three basictenants of Masonry? Or perhaps, that their meaning is universal in its interpretation allowing thecontemplative mason to reach more deeply into himself and resultantly make the world a better placefor all mankind? Notice the location of the lights?

The altar of obligation is at the center of our lodges which appears in all the degrees of Masonry.That altar, which also safely holds the holy writings of multiple beliefs, is illuminated by our threecore beliefs; Faith, Hope and Charity. What a powerful statement!

By demonstration, you can see that our ritual possess multiple symbols which offers variousinterpretative meanings this is why or ritual sets us apart from all other fraternal organizations andgroups. These discussions are not centered on life after death or are religious in scope, but insteadrepresent a fundamental believe in the thinking man as mental phenomena which includes feelingswhich allow the “thinker” to distinguish between material objects and minds. This phenomenon trulygot its start in our earliest masonic lodges allowing for a continuous expansion of these symbols,paradoxes and allegories which lead to the creation of this particular degree of which I just quotedfrom.

The degree has many more overlapping symbols which continue to astound the “Thinker.” TheCherubim is an integral part of this degree and yet many of us do not know the full implication ofsuch a symbol.

According to 1 Kings 6:23 sq., and 2 Chronicles 3:11 sq., Solomon placed in the Holy of Holies twohuge Cherubim of olive-wood overlaid with gold. "They stood on their feet and their faces weretowards the house", which probably means they faced the Holy Place or the Entrance.

This is the usual interpretation of the Cherubim, but consider this definition;

According to Exod., xxvi, 31, cherubim were embroidered on the Veil of Cherubim means the Seatof the Glory of God and is interpreted: Fullness of Knowledge. Though we realize that cherubim areexalted heavenly powers and virtues; yet if thou wilt, thou too shalt be one of the cherubim. For if

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cherubim means, Seat of God, remember what the Scripture says: The soul of the just is the Seat ofWisdom.

If we utilize this latter definition the presence of the Cherubim makes perfectly good sense, however,their meaning has multiple layers allowing each of us to interpret that meaning into our own livesthereby allowing us to enrich our understanding of the mysteries of life.

Contemplation of these mysteries leads us all to examine our ritual and resultantly we can not onlyenrich our own lives, but those of the people we love and work with. The ritual is a powerful toolthat allows us to impart serious truths to one another. Therefore, one could contend that ritualspoken with conviction and heart leads us all toward a better understanding of its expansivemeaning.

Respectfully submitted: William J. Miklos III , Grand Orator

Reception of Grand RepresentativesThe Grand Recorder read the list of the Grand Representatives and those present responded.

General Grand Lady of the Council AwardTeresa Whelan

Vera Haber

General Grand Council Adult Leadership AwardRonald W. Alcorn III

General Grand Council Cryptic Mason of the YearINTRODUCTION OF FORMER RECIPIENTS

Roy M. Haber Jr. (1988) Frederick G. Kleyn III (1999)Dennis L. Ward (2001) Kenneth G. Nagel (2004)David P. Glass (2005) Fenton R. Mereness (2006)Thomas A. Krummell (2007) Kenneth G. Hope (2009)Lee P. Whelan (2011) Carlos H. Gonzalez (2012)

Steven R. Goad (2013)

2014 RECIPIENTRickey O. Ward

General Grand Council Companion of the Secret VaultDavid J. Kussman.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange County Council No. 14Edmund W. Heath. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ventura Council No. 15Steven R. Goad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bakersfield Council No. 28David P. Glass.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gateway Council No. 13

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Grand Master of Ish Sodi AwardsThe Most Illustrious Grand Master presented the Grand Master of Ish Sodi Award to the followingrecipients:

William A. McBroome, Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pacific Council No. 37R. Scott Husmann.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gateway Council No. 13Peter P. Eiserloh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bakersfield Council No. 28Eduardo Estrada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omega Council No. 11Paul A. Clark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pomona Council No. 21William H. Harmon III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H. Edward Barr’s Oasis Council No. 64

Illustrious Master of the Year Award for the StateClive W. Moss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modesto Council No. 61

ILLUSTRIOUS MASTER FOR DEPARTMENT 4Peter G. Champion.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose Council No. 20

ILLUSTRIOUS MASTER FOR DEPARTMENT 5

Paul A. Clark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pomona Council No. 21

ILLUSTRIOUS MASTER FOR DEPARTMENT 6

William H. Harmon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H. Edward Barr’s Oasis Council No. 64

Recorder of the Year AwardCarlos H. Gonzalez.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omega Council No. 11

Distinguished Membership AwardClive W. Moss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modesto Council No. 61

Membership Excellence AwardCarlos H. Gonzalez.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omega Council No. 11Simon A. McIlroy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omega Council No. 11

Ritualist of the Year Award for the StateWilliam A. McBroome, Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pacific Council No. 37

RITUALIST FOR DEPARTMENT 1BAugustine J. Rhee.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oakland Council No. 12

RITUALIST FOR DEPARTMENT 2Wessel J. Mindermann. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amador Council No. 31

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RITUALIST FOR DEPARTMENT 3Peter P. Eiserloh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bakersfield Council No. 28

RITUALIST FOR DEPARTMENT 4Charles A. Rodey II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ventura Council No. 15

RITUALIST FOR DEPARTMENT 5

James M. Sunseri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange County Council No. 15

RITUALIST FOR DEPARTMENT 6Patrick W. Wohlrabe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego Council No. 23

Following the Awards ceremonies, the ladies and guests were excused.

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Official Opening Ceremonies

The Grand Council of Cryptic Masons of California was opened by Most Illustrious Companion David L. Chesebro, Most Illustrious Grand Master in Due and Ancient Form.

The Assistant Directors of Ritual and Cryptic Arch Inspectors, under the direction of the GrandMarshal, formed the lines West of the Altar.

INVOCATION

The invocation was delivered by Illustrious Companion Paul D. Erickson, Grand Chaplain South.The Most Illustrious Grand Master stated that all Companions being properly vouched for as CrypticMasons in good standing and in possession of authenticated credentials and declared that the 153rdAnnual Assembly was convened and called for the Preliminary Report of the Committee onCredentials.

PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS

The Standard of the United States of America was presented by Companion David P. Glass, GrandStandard Bearer escorted by Companion Guy M. Chalmers, Grand Marshal. The Flag was escortedto its proper place in the East and the Pledge of Allegiance was rendered.

Preliminary Report of the Committee on Credentials

Your Committee on Credentials reports that there are at least twenty percent of the thirty seven (37)chartered Councils of this Grand Jurisdiction represented at the opening of this 155th AnnualAssembly and, in accordance with Section 7-3.4 of the Grand Council Constitution, a constitutionalquorum is present for the transaction of business.

100% of the Councils were represented at this year’s Grand Council Session.

Respectfully submitted: Dennis O. Ward (27), ChairmanRickey O. Ward (27)Neal N. Leonard (23)

Announcements

The Grand Master made the following announcements before proceeding with the business at hand:

1. Annual Election of Officers will be held at 11:00 a. m.2. Annual Installation of Officers is scheduled for 5:00 p. m.3. Thrice Illustrious Master Degree will be conferred at 2:00 p.m.4. When votes are called for, the voting delegates will display their voting delegate card.5. All Emergent Resolutions, Petitions and Appeals must be presented in writing and read

prior to 11:00 a. m.6. Speakers on Resolutions will be limited to three (3) minutes in favor and three (3)

minutes opposed. The proponent of the Resolution will be given first opportunity tospeak and will be given a chance to speak last.

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7. Reports of Committees will be received without Motion to Accept. The exceptions arethe Budget and the Omnibus Report.

Adoption of Proceedings of 154th Annual Assembly

A motion was made, seconded and carried to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the 154thAnnual Assembly by the Grand Recorder and ACCEPT the Proceedings as printed and distributed.

Annual Message of the Most Illustrious Grand Master

Companions, I stand before you today extremely honored and privileged to have had the opportunityover the last twelve months to serve you as your Grand Master. I thank you all for selecting me asthe head of this wonderful York Rite Body. The last seven years have been an adventure across thisJurisdiction that Sarah and I could not have imagined. This last year has been far more than weexpected. The hospitality, courtesy, fellowship, and friendship shared by all of you and the membersof your Councils is beyond belief. Thank you all so much for experiences we shall never forget.

Although I did not have a stated theme for this year, I did have a simple design for a lapel pin thatillustrates some very important concepts about change and vision. The pin consists of a brokentriangle, spiral and a single center-point of both. The broken triangle represents the changes wecannot control, the spiral, those we can, and the center-point, the core values to which all thechanges in our lives and organizations should be firmly anchored. It is from the context of the“Core Values” of our Rite that we should develop our Vision of what we want Cryptic Masonry inCalifornia to become.

It is with Vision in mind that the leadership of this Grand Council has attempted to move forwardin developing a plan for the betterment of Cryptic Masonry in California. At the 2013 GrandCouncil Officers Planning Retreat, your progressive line officers and administrative officers met todevelop a Mission and Vision for the Grand Council to help guide their leadership decisions. TheVision of your 2013-14 Officers includes Cryptic Masonry in California being recognized as thepreeminent York Rite Body in the nation, a top supporter of Cryptic Masons Medical ResearchFoundation, and an organization known for its leadership, teamwork, and quality ritual.

This last year, through the suggestion and leadership of our Grand High Priest, Jon D. Humphreys,all three of the presiding officers of our Grand York Rite appointed new “Leadership Development”Committees. By design all three committees consisted of the same members, Bud Ramsey, RandyR. Downey, Greg A. Hall, William A. McBroome, and Lee P. Whelan. This group was chargedwith the task of taking the excellent program that the Right Eminent Bud Ramsey implemented forthe Grand Commandery of California during his year, and convert it into a training program for theall three of our bodies. The result was five “Grand York Rite of California Leadership Seminars”put on across the State. I was fortunate to be able to attend three of the presentations, and wasoverwhelmed by the quality and detail of information delivered to the Companions and Sir Knightspresented in such a short time. Our leadership development program is without a doubt one of thefinest York Rite training programs in the Country, if not the World. We should applaud the entirecommittee for their efforts and their success. I look forward to next year and beyond as theseseminars continue.

In order to improve communication and teamwork among the elected and progressive leadership of

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your Grand Council, we held monthly meetings and teleconferences during the entire year. Throughthe use of free access teleconference technology, your Grand Officers became aware of and solved,as a team, a number of issues confronting our constituent Councils and Grand Council. We wereable to work more closely on complicated matters such as the realignment of Departments andArches, and to quantify and qualify the matter of some Councils not being current with filing theirState and Federal tax forms, just to name a few. Communication has never been better between yourGrand Officers.

Ken G. Nagel, our Grand Director of Ritual, implemented two new Schools of Instruction for ourRitual Staff this year. He did this in addition to holding the regular department wide schools in therespective Departments. They were successful. The main purpose of these schools was not only tohelp hone the skills of our Officers Coaches, Inspectors and Assistant Directors of Ritual, but alsoto bring them together to develop connections and form teams to better serve our Councils. Theobvious mission of our Ritual Staff is to improve the ritual across this Jurisdiction. They will notbe able to do this through legislation or enforcement of our laws pertaining to ritual. The quality andquantity of ritual in this Jurisdiction depends upon individual Councils and their members desire toprovide quality ritual to their candidates locally and often. It will be the goal of the Ritual Staff toassist the Councils in reaching that level of proficiency.

The Sword and Trowel, the Grand Council internet newsletter, has continued this year under the veryloving and capable editorial leadership of Illustrious Companion Richard E. Thornton. Thispublication is available to all Cryptic Masons on the California Grand York Rite website. It is alsodistributed to all the Recorders in this Jurisdiction for dissemination to the members of theirCouncils. Companions, I do hope you make good use of this resource, not only as a way to beinformed, but also a tool at your disposal to inform other Masons in the world about CrypticMasonry. Richard is always looking for quality articles for inclusion in the Sword and Trowel

This Grand Council started the year, in May, with Thirty-six active Councils. I personally had veryhigh hopes that I could announce the institution of a 37th Council at this Grand Session. This wasnot to be. Two Councils, Butte Council No. 50 in Chico, and Sierra Nevada Council No. 44 inQuincy started the Consolidation process in October of 2014 and completed the process inDecember. Having fully met the requirements set forth in the Constitution, with the recommendationof the Charters and Consolidations Committee, I approved the Consolidation in December, creatingthe consolidated Council going by the name of Butte Council No. 50, meeting in Chico.

In January of this year, it was brought to my attention by Lee P. Whelan, the Department GrandOfficer of Department 6, and Frederick G. Kleyn, the Assistant Director of Ritual of Department6, that Imperial Valley Council No. 60 and San Diego Council No. 23 desired to start theConsolidation Process. Unfortunately, after contacting the Illustrious Master and Recorder ofImperial Valley Council it became apparent that Imperial Valley Council would be unable to meetthe quorum requirements to hold the necessary meetings to complete a standard consolidationprocess. With the concurrence of the Illustrious Master of Imperial Valley Council, the DepartmentGrand Officer of Department 6 and the Assistant Director of Ritual of Department 6, I ordered theTemporary Consolidation under Trusteeship of Imperial Valley Council No. 60 into San DiegoCouncil No. 23 under Section 34-3 of the Constitution. The necessary recommendation and actionwill be taken later in this Session.

It was indeed my hope that the Institution of Sword and Trowel Council Under Dispensation wouldbe announced at this Grand Assembly. Unfortunately, this was not to be. Although the new Councilfully met all the requirements to be instituted, it became impossible to bring all the officers of thenew Council together due to family matters. There is no doubt that Sword and Trowel Council willbe Instituted by my successor, and I wish the members the best of luck and a prosperous future.

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I had the opportunity this year to appoint two Companions to the progressive line. EduardoEstrada, KYCH, who served as our Grand Steward this year, is from Calabasas. He is an IllustriousPast Master of Omega Council No. 11 and Past Master of Home Lodge No. 721 in Van Nuys. Heis an executive with AT&T in Southern California. He is married to his lovely wife Natasha.

Robert A. Morrison served as the Grand Sentinel this year. Bob hails from Chico, California andis an Illustrious Past Master of Butte Council No. 50 in Chico and Past Master of Olivet Lodge No.205 in Corning. Bob and his lovely wife Pauline have together operated a very successful propertymanagement business in Chico. Bob is now retired from the business, but is far from retired fromactive service in our Fraternity.

I am very proud of both of these Companions. They are very different in their leadership styles, onebeing more of an administrative approach to our Craft and the other being a very hands on, in thetrenches approach. Both ask difficult questions and expect good answers. These two Companions,together with the other officers in the progressive Grand Council line form a strong leadership basefor our Grand Council for years to come.

In closing, I again wish to thank all of the Cryptic Masons of California for your confidence in meto serve as your Grand Master this last year. I wish I could thank everyone individually, but that isnot possible in this short time span. However, I do need to collectively recognize the Grand CouncilOfficers that served this last year. All of you have been wonderful. Some of you have served in othercapacities over the course of this past year and had little time to attend the functions. Others, whohad the time and resources, attended often. I did see all of you at least once. Thank you all, so much.

I personally need to thank Right Illustrious Companion Ken Nagel. Ken stayed on this year as ourGrand Director of Ritual and added more schools of instruction to his schedule. He started the RitualStaff Schools of Instruction and set the standard for their form and function. He was alsoinstrumental in the realignment of the Departments and Arches. Ken will be leaving us this year. His commitment, knowledge, enthusiasm, and leadership will be greatly missed. I also need to thankthe Ritual Staff as a whole. You have stepped up to the task of improving the ritual of the Councilsin this jurisdiction through leadership and example. Your work is cut out for you. I am certain youwill accomplish the tasks presented to you, no matter who takes on the leadership role for yourimportant work.

I also wish to express my thanks to all of the Companions who served on committees this year. Iespecially need to thank the members of the Jurisprudence Committee, who kept me from goingastray. Their patience and guidance were essential to me for making sound and well thought outdecisions. I also wish to thank the Charters and Consolidations Committee. When I asked MostIllustrious Companion Robert A. L. Whitfield to serve as the Chairman of that committee, I hopedit would be for the Institution of a new Council. Instead he had to deal with two Consolidations. Thanks Bob. I know it wasn’t what you signed on for, but you were the right man for the job.

Kenneth G. Hope, our Grand Recorder, also deserves a hardy thank you. Ken’s leadership in theGrand York Rite Office is key to having well-run organizations. Thank you Ken.

Finally, I wish to thank all of the Most Illustrious Past Grand Masters for their good council,guidance, and friendship, not only over this past year, but also over the last ten years, during my timeas a Grand Council Officer and Illustrious Master of San Luis Obispo Council. In particular, I needto thank Most Illustrious Companion Frederick J. “Tiny” Potter for having the confidence in meto serve as the leader of this truly outstanding Grand Council of Cryptic Masons.

Respectfully submitted: David L. Chesebro, Grand Master

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Addenda to Annual Message of the Grand Master

ITINERARYDATE EVENT

May 201431. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . York Rite Leadership Seminar – Sacramento

June 201408-09. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nevada Grand York Rite Sessions – Fallon, Nevada 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose Scottish Rite Bodies Evening with

Illustrious Ronald A. Seale, SGC, AASR - San Jose12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand York Rite Reception – Shekinah Council No. 35 – Bellflower13. . . . . . . . . . Grand York Rite Reception – Pomona No. 21; Valley No. 27; Riverside No. 59;

H. Edward Barr’s Oasis No. 64 – Pomona14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand York Rite Reception – Ventura No. 15 - Ventura15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Council Executive Committee Meeting - Conference Call20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand York Rite Reception – Shasta No. 6; Pacific No. 37 – Redding 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand York Rite Reception – Marysville No. 3 – Yuba City22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand York Rite Reception/Picnic – Sierra Nevada No. 44 – Quincy25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand York Rite Reception – San Jose26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Bethel Convention – Job’s Daughters International – Visalia29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reception Honoring Worshipful Robert A. L. Whitfield, Grand Pursuivant;

Grand Lodge of California - Pleasanton

July 201404. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Independence Day Parade - Omega No. 11 – Newhall05. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand York Rite Reception – Omega No. 11 – Van Nuys06. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand York Rite Reception – San Luis Obispo No. 38. – San Luis Obispo13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Council Executive Committee Meeting - Conference Call18-20. . Southwestern Regional Meeting, Knights of the Red Cross of Constantine - Denver, CO26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special meeting of Fresno Priory No. 71, KYCH - Bakersfield27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand York Rite Reception, Santa Cruz No. 17 - Salinas

August 201402. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand York Rite Reception, Oakland No. 12 - Alameda03. . . . . . . . Grand York Rite Reception –California No. 2; Palo Alto No. 51 - So. San Francisco14-16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arizona Grand York Rite Sessions – Tucson, Arizona23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All Masonic BBQ, Santa Barbara York Rite Bodies - Santa Barbara24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Council Executive Committee Meeting - Conference Call30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southern Ritual Staff Conference and School of Instruction - Bellflower

Conducted By RIC Ken G. Nagel, Grand Director of Ritual31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southern California DeMolay Conclave -- Riverside

September 201405-07. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Council Retreat and Officers Conference - Quincy11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attended Sonora Council No. 5 Stated Assembly - Sonora13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . York Rite Leadership Seminar – San Jose21. . . . . . Pacifica Conclave, Knights of the Red Cross of Constantine Annual Meeting - Solvang23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cryptic Degree Festival, San Diego No. 23; Helix No. 58 - San Diego

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30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45th General Grand Council Triennial – Buffalo, New York

October 201404. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northern Ritual Staff Conference and School of Instruction - Folsom

Conducted By RIC Ken G. Nagel, Grand Director of Ritual05. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Council Executive Committee Meeting - Conference Call10-12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annual Communication – Grand Lodge of California – San Francisco13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand York Rite Reception – Redwood Empire No. 46 – San Rafael18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annual Assembly of the Grand Chapter, Order of Eastern Star – Visalia19-21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colorado River Fall Festival – Laughlin, Nevada27. . . . . . Grand Council Reception and Ish Sodi presentation, Orange County No. 14 - Anaheim31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southwest Regional York Rite Conference – Ontario

November 201401-02. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southwest Regional York Rite Conference - Ontario02. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand York Rite Reception – Alpha No. 39 – Santa Monica09. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Lodge Cornerstone Ceremony, Kings Arena - Sacramento10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Super Excellent Master Degree, East Bay York Rite Association - Oakland11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Most Worshipful John L Cooper III, Golden Veteran Award - Auburn13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Formal Opening, Grand Guardian Council of California,

Job's Daughters International - Visalia14-16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Council Strategic Planning Retreat - Covina22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand York Rite Leadership Seminar- Red Bluff28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northern California DeMolay Conclave – Sacramento

December 201405. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installation of Officers as Installing Officer, David J. Williams as IM,

Omega No. 11 - Van Nuys14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washington Lodge No. 20, Installation of Officers as Master of Ceremonies

MEC Jon D. Humphreys as Installing Officer, RIC Richard A. Wilson, as Worshipful Master - Sacramento

January 201510 Installation of Officers as Installing Officer, Paul D. Erickson as IM,

San Luis Obispo No. 38 -San Luis Obispo 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Council Executive Committee Meeting - Conference Call15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installation of Officers as Installing Officer, Bruce E. Hudson as IM,

Alpha No. 39 - Los Angeles18. . . . . . . . . . . . . King David's Lodge No. 209, Installation of Officers as Master of Ceremonies

Most Worshipful Russell E. Charvonia as Installing Officer, IC Christian Marano as Worshipful Master - San Luis Obispo

19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installation of Officers as Installing Officer, Derek W. M. Burger as IM, Ventura No. 15 - Ventura

21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installation of Officers as Installing Officer, Douglas D. Strother as IM, Long Beach No. 26 - Long Beach

February 201515. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Council Executive Committee Meeting - Conference Call22. . . . . Grand York Rite Reception, Modesto No. 61; Stockton No. 10; Sonora No. 5 – Modesto

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March 201507. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annual Meeting, Fresno Priory No. 71 - Bakersfield08. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Los Angeles Masonic Service Bureau Breakfast honoring

MW Russell E. Charvonia - Los Angeles13-14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . York Rite Grand Officers Conference – Bakersfield15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Boru Council of Knight Masons, Degree Conferral - Long Beach19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cryptic Degree Festival, San Diego No. 23; Helix No. 58 - Escondido22. . . . . . Pacifica Conclave, Knights of the Red Cross of Constantine, Stated Meeting - Solvang24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attended Visalia Council No. 43 Stated Assembly - Visalia28. . A Day at the Races and Royal Master Degree Conferral, Oakland No. 12 - Berkeley/Albany29. . . . . . . . . . Grand Assembly of California, International Order of Rainbow for Girls - Fresno

April 201530. . . . . . . . . Grand York Rite Reception – Sacramento No. 1; Gateway No. 13; Nevada No. 62;

Amador No. 31– Nevada CityMay 201516. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Council Family Dinner - Bakersfield17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Battalion & Belles Brunch - Bakersfield17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand York Rite of California Banquet - Bakersfield18. . . Grand Council, Cryptic Masons Annual Assembly & Installation of Officers – Bakersfield

DISPENSATIONS GRANTEDDATE COUNCIL DISPENSATION12/05/14 Omega #11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To hold Special Election for Treasurer

AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS APPROVED DATE COUNCIL AMENDMENT09/03/14 Marysville #3. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To change Stated Assembly to 3rd Monday11/18/14 Gateway #13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To change Dues to $40.00 per annum12/18/14 Ventura #43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To change Degree fees to $100.00

CONSOLIDATIONSDATE DETAILS12/19/14. . . . . . . . . . . . . Approved the Consolidation of Butte No. 50 and Sierra Nevada No. 44

TEMPORARY CONSOLIDATIONS ORDEREDDATE DETAILS03/20/15. . Ordered the Temporary Consolidation of Imperial Valley No. 60 to San Diego No. 23

GRAND COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES NOMINATED TO OTHER JURISDICTIONSDATE NOMINEE JURISDICTION05/12/15 Robert L. Morrison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canada - West05/12/15 William S. Dann.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Illinois05/12/15 William E. Price.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Missouri05/12/15 David L. Chesebro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nevada05/12/15 Lee P. Whelan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Jersey05/12/15 Eduardo Estrada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portugal

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05/12/15 Peter G. Champion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Dakota05/12/15 Richard A. Wilson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wisconsin

MASTER OF ISH SODI PRESENTATIONS BY MIGM

DATE RECIPIENT COUNCIL10/27/14 Carl M. Bomholdt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange County No. 14

MASTER OF ISH SODI AWARDSDATE RECIPIENT COUNCIL07/15/14 Jerome M. Miller.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oakland Council No. 1210/15/14 David R. Sullivan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riverside Council No. 5910/27/14 Carl M. Bohmholdt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange County Council No. 1412/03/14 Louie A. Andres. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shekinah Council No. 3502/14/15 Joseph K. Dongo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sacramento Council No. 104/15/15 Lewis L. Main, Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long Beach Council No. 26

Omnibus Report

Your Committee on Jurisprudence, to which has been referred the various actions of the MostIllustrious Master during his term of office, including:

a. Approval of Amendments to the By-Laws of constituent Councilsb. Granting Dispensationsc. Approving Awardsd. Making Appointments and Accepting Grand Representativese. Issuing necessary Edicts

reports that we have carefully considered and reviewed all of his Official Acts, and find them correctas to form and within the provisions of the Constitution of the Grand Council of California.

We therefore respectfully recommend final approval of all the Official Acts of the Grand Master,as detailed in the Addenda to his Annual Report to be published in the Proceedings of this 154th

Annual Assembly.

To place this matter before the Grand Council we move the approval of this report.

Respectfully submitted: James G. Baum (46), ChairmanRalph B. Dash (11)Peter G. Champion (38)Geoffrey P. Holbrook (60)William S. Dann (37)

Motion was made, seconded and carried to APPROVE the report.

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Report of Committee on Reports of Grand Officers

Your Committee on Reports of Grand Officers wishes to commend the Grand Master for hispromotion of Cryptic Masonry to this and other Jurisdictions. His usual good judgement wasdisplayed in the appointment of Grand Officers, Inspectors and Committeemen.

Our ever-efficient Grand Recorder again presented his usual fine report of his respective activitiesand responsibilities and we commend him for his dedication to the Craft.

The Grand Treasurer has again rendered a clear account of his stewardship of the funds of the GrandCouncil for the last year; we commend him for his good work.

Reports of other Grand Officers are examples of their unselfish labor and interest to our belovedRite, merit the good will and commendation of the Grand Council.

Respectfully submitted: Martin F. McKeay (46), ChairmanW. Joseph Ryland (25)Raymond D. Godeke (14)Eduardo Estrada (11)

Annual Report of the Grand Treasurer

CASH POSITION

Total Cash - March 1, 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,128.81Total Cash - February 28, 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56,472.25

LIFE MEMBERSHIP

March 1, 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $212,164.90February 28, 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200,832.78

SPECIAL INVESTMENTMarch 1, 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $224,854.40February 28, 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $252,649.24

TOTAL ASSETS

March 1, 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $433,081.81February 28, 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $420,669.10

BUDGET EXPENSES vs. ACTUAL EXPENSES (ending 2-28-14)

Budget. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $57,402.00Actual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56,472.25

ACTUAL BALANCE (ending 2-28-14)Receipts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56,472.25Expenses.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $47,825.16

TOTAL BUDGET DIFFERENCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,647.09

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I thank Grand Recorder Most Illustrious Companion Kenneth G. Hope for all his help andguidance the past few years. Brethren you have no idea what our Grand Recorder Ken Hope doesfor all of us daily in the office. He is always there to assist us if we just listen and do as we areasked.

There will be a younger Grand Treasurer at the end of this Grand Session. I am sure he will do anoutstanding service for you all in the years to come. This older Companion is going to take a longrest and enjoy life to its fullest.

Respectfully submitted: Frederick J. Potter (15), Grand Treasurer

Annual Report of the Grand Recorder

Today marks the completion of my twenty third year as Grand Recorder of this Grand Council. I amhappy to report that all Councils have paid their Per Capita. Thank you Companion Recorders, yourhard work is truly appreciated if not always recognized.

There was one consolidation this past year. Sierra Nevada Council No. 44 consolidated with ButteCouncil No. 50 effective December 31, 2014. In addition, Imperial Valley Council No. 60 wasplaced under temporary receivership under San Diego Council No. 23 as they could no long holdtheir Stated Assemblies.

This year there are 6 Illustrious Past Masters serving as presiding officers of their Councilscompared to 6 last year, still too many.

Once again I am sorry to report to you that the Grand Council of California has fewer members thanthe year before. The membership statistics show a net loss of 1.7% for 2014, compared to the lossof 3.8.0% the year before. A distinct improvement. 11 Councils showed a net gain and 4 Councilsshowed no change in their membership. We commend these Councils for their efforts. However, 8Councils did not greet even one candidate in 2014, and unless they can reverse this trend they areheaded towards extinction. The current membership now stands at 3,439 Companions.

Join me in saluting the following Councils; Omega No. 11 for 58 Greetings; Oakland No. 12 for 14;Sacramento No. 1 for 13; San Diego No. 20 for 12 and Alpha No 39 for 11. These were the superstars for 2014.

MEMBERSHIP STATISTICSNumber of Members as of December 31, 2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,498Greeted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212Affiliated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Transfers In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Restored. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Adjustments +. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 TOTAL GAINS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319

Demitted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Transfers Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Suspended NPD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Deceased. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136Adjustments !. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 TOTAL LOSSES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378

Number of Members as of December 31, 2014.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3,439

CONSTITUENT COUNCILS POSTING A GAIN IN MEMBERSHIP FOR 2014Nevada Council No. 62. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.0%H. Edward Barr’s Oasis Council No. 64. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.8%Long Beach Council No. 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.3%

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Butte Council No. 50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0%Omega Council No. 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2%King Solomon’s Council No. 29.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2%Ventura Council No. 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1%Alpha Council No. 39.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3%Oakland Council No. 12.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1%California Council No. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0%

Stockton Council No.10; San Luis Obispo Council No. 38, Redwood Empire Council No. 46 andModesto Council No. 61 maintained their status quo with no change in membership.

COUNCIL WITH THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIPNevada Council No. 62. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.0%

COUNCIL WITH THE HIGHEST INCREASE IN NUMBER OF MEMBERS

Omega Council No. 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

For the fourth year Shekinah Council No. 35 together with the Bellflower York Rite “fed the hungryand clothe the naked” at Christmas and Easter. The Companions of Omega Council No. 11 servedthe homeless at the Midnight Mission downtown Los Angeles. We commend these Companions fortheir efforts in helping the less fortunate.

My sincere thanks to all the Recorders for their dedication and hard work in sending in their reportsand Per Capita on time.

My congratulations to our Most Illustrious Grand Master, David L. Chesebro, on a successful year.To all the Grand Officers, thank you for your support and encouragement this past year, it has beena distinct pleasure working with all of you for the betterment of our Grand Council.

Respectfully submitted: Kenneth G. Hope (35), Grand Recorder

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Report of the Grand Director of Ritual

As I give my final report as your Grand Director of Ritual, I wish to express my heartfelt thanks tothis Grand Jurisdiction for allowing me the opportunity to work in a position I so dearly love. Havingbeen first elected to this office in 2000, it is with mixed emotions that I say good-bye. I wish to thankthe membership for its support and confidence over these past many years and pledge my supportto my successor.

State of our Ritual: Although the overall state of our ritual can be characterized as good, there isso much more we could accomplish with just a little effort on the part of all our Councils. On thepositive side of the ledger, the degrees being conferred in our Festivals continue to produceoutstanding performances, giving an excellent story for our candidates. And I am encouraged thatmore of our Councils are stepping up to build a degree team that can confer at least one of thedegrees. Within too many of our Councils though, open rituals are still the norm for opening andclosing our Stated Assemblies. Our Dais officers learn the work just good enough to get theInspector to certify them for Installation, but are then unable to perform the work in a proficientmanner during the year. This trend has been the norm for many years and it continues to bring downwhat should be a positive showing for our members. Companions, I continue to stress that we wouldnot settle for this in our Craft Lodges and we should not stand for in our Councils; they deserve morefrom us.

ADR/Inspector’s Seminar and Workshops: This year, for the first time in many years, a Schoolof Instruction (SOI) was held just for ADR’s and Inspectors. An SOI was held in both the Southernand Northern areas to brush up on our teaching skills and to ensure we were all teaching the workin a consistent manner throughout our state. I also held five additional Schools of Instruction for thegeneral membership. I thank those ADRs and Inspectors who organized the SOI in their particularArch. Although, I think each school was well received, the attendance at most of them was spotty.Our entire ritual staff must ensure future SOIs are in concert with the local Council’s schedules, somore of our officers and members will be compelled to participate.

Ritual Cup Award: Our Ritual Cup Award program continues to be a resounding success. OurInspectors selected candidates from every council as the best in their respective councils. From thislist, Department winners were selected. These companions are all very deserving of recognition fortheir efforts in delivering ritual with precision and pride. From our seven department winners, anultimate winner for the State has been selected. I am pleased to announce the following results:

Department 1A – Michael D. Johnson from Butte #50

Department 1B – Carl J. Brickner from Oakland #12

Department 2 – Gregory A. Voetsch, Jr. from Sacramento #1

Department 3 – Harry P. Hughes from Sonora #5

Department 4 – Charles A. Rodey, Jr. from Ventura #15

Department 5 – Jerad M. Schulte from Orange County #14

Department 6 – David B. Murr from Riverside #59

My congratulations go to all winners for their outstanding efforts in delivering the ritual so superbly.From this list, special congratulations are in order to Illustrious Companion Carl J. Brickner, whohas been selected as the 2015 “Ritualist of the Year” recipient.

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Administrative: Administratively, there was only one change made in our ritual staff during theyear. In Department 1B, Ill Companion Carl J. Brickner took over as Inspector of Arch 3 from IllCompanion K. Mark Harris. Ill Comp Mark continued his duties as ADR for the Department.Although there were no other changes, a couple of responsibilities changed with the closing of SierraNevada Council #44 in Arch 2 and Imperial Valley Council #60 in Arch 14.

The grand line leadership has made a decision to tighten up the geographic areas of responsibilitywithin our jurisdiction. To that end, our ritual areas will increase from 7 departments to 10departments. This will make the area of responsibility smaller for each ADR which will allow themto focus more on those councils closer to them within their department. I have given myrecommendations as to new geographic lines, as well as to who should be promoted from Inspectorto ADR in the new departments and new Inspectors to fill those holes created by the promotions. Iwill not name them here, but will allow our incoming Grand Master and my successor to formallyannounce those changes and additions.

Closing:

Finally, in closing, I want to again say thank-you to this Grand Council for your continuedconfidence. You have honored me, by your confidence throughout my tenure. I want to thank eachof the ADRs and Inspectors for their service during those many years. I wish also to thank the manyGrand Masters for whom I served; supporting my decisions and listening to my suggestions. It wasa privilege to serve each of you. I want to give honor to Past Grand Master Donald C. Gross whogot me started on this venture. I hope I did him proud. I wish also to give a special thank-you to IllCompanion Dennis L. Ward who has been a huge part of our team from the beginning. FromInspector to ADR; from helping me to rewrite our ritual back in 2005, to acting as the Director ofthe Thrice Illustrious Master degree for many years, it has been a pleasure to work with you and atrue honor to call you friend. My only goal when taking over in 2000 was to try to ensure the ritualin our jurisdiction improved each year. I am gratified that much was accomplished, but I would belying if I said I thought I was completely successful in that endeavor. I did my best and hope it wasseen as a positive effort by each of you.

Thank you all for the many memories which I will always cherish.

Fraternally submitted, Ken G. Nagel , Grand Director of Ritual

Report of the Grand Chaplains

The Grand Council lost this past year 25 Illustrious Past Masters and 148 Companions. Oursympathy and prayers are extended to the families of our departed Companions.

Our Committee on Necrology held a York Rite Vesper and Memorial Service on Sunday, May 17that the Double Tree Hotel prior to the opening of Grand Sessions. As usual, this service was very wellattended.

Respectfully submitted: Richard A. Wilson (1), Grand Chaplain - NorthPaul D. Erickson (38), Grand Chaplain - South

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In Memoriam

ILLUSTRIOUS PAST MASTERS

Charles P. Barrett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long Beach Council No. 26James H. Bickford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gateway Council No. 13Robert M. Carlson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helix Council No. 58Murray E. Cooke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alpha Council No. 39Maurice R. Crosby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gateway Council No. 13 Gerald C. Cypert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Visalia Council No. 43Delphin D. Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modesto Council No. 61H. Fred Dietrich, Jr... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long Beach Council No. 26Arthur F. Dukellis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shekinah Council No. 35George M. Ezmirlian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omega Council No. 11Charles W. Fink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gateway Council No. 13Robert C. Hansen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oakland Council No. 12Bayliss F. Hanshaw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sacramento Council No. 1Mourad Kaplanian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omega Council No. 11Abner C. Knadler, Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sierra Nevada Council No. 44Charles F. Kensett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valley Council No. 27William E. Long. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Luis Obispo Council No. 38Charles W. Morgan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Visalia Council No. 43Howard E. Rolan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Imperial Valley Council No. 60Edward F. Peterson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Visalia Council No. 43Gerald W. Sanders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shasta Council No. 6Gerald H. Sartain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marysville Council No. 3Kenneth N. Walters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sacramento Council No. 1Wells, John W.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sonora Council No. 5Charles J. Wolfe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H. Edward Barr’s Oasis Council No. 64

Report of the Committee on Budget and Finance

Your Committee on Budget and Finance is pleased to submit the following budget for 2015-16:INCOME

Per Capita (3,380 members @ $15.00). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,700.00Initiation Fee (200 @ $6.00). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,200.00Total Return on Investments.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,940.00Grand Sessions Assessment (3,380 members @ $0.25). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 845.00

TOTAL INCOME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,685.00

GRAND OFFICERS' EXPENSESGrand Master. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,000.00Director of Ritual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000.00MIGM Stationary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00Grand Officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000.00Grand Treasurer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800.00Grand Recorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300.00Ritual Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500.00

SUBTOTAL GRAND OFFICERS' EXPENSES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,700.00

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GRAND OFFICE EXPENSES

Grand Recorder's Salary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,640.00Secretary Salary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,000.00Bookkeeper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000.00Workman’s Compensation Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260.00Payroll Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,520.00Rent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,800.00Repair/Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.00Equipment Leasing.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320.00Supplies/Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400.00Postage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.00Telephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600.00Major Medical Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000.00Franchise Tax Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00Employer Investment Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000.00

SUBTOTAL GRAND OFFICE EXPENSES.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,260.00

ACTIVITIES EXPENSES

Grand Sessions Assessment transfer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 854.00Proceedings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.00Grand Officers' Conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000.00Awards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300.00Membership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.00Leadership Seminars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.00Triennial Conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.00Computer Web Site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00Paraphernalia Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,200.00

SUBTOTAL ACTIVITIES EXPENSES.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,845.00

GENERAL EXPENSES

General Grand Council Per Capita. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,380.00Annual Audit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000.00Encompasser.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.00

SUBTOTAL GENERAL EXPENSES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,880.00

TOTAL EXPENSES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,685.00

TOTAL INCOME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,685.00

Respectfully submitted: David L. Chesebro (38) ChairmanBrett A. MacDonald (35)William E. Price (2)Raymond D. Godeke (14)Kenneth G. Hope (35)Frederick J. Potter (15)

Motion was made, seconded and carried to ADOPT the budget.

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Report of the Committee on Time and Place

The following is the report of your Time and Place Committee: Grand Sessions for Cryptic years2015 thru 2017 will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel in Bakersfield. A five year contract has beensigned with the hotel.

2015: General Chairman Paul D. Erickson2016: General Chairman Robert V. Wright, Jr.2017: General Chairman Myron A. Tisdel

Respectfully submitted: Brett A. MacDonald (35) ChairmanWilliam E. Price (2)Lee P. Whelan (59)William S. Dann (37)Kenneth G. Hope (35)

Report of Committee on Public Relations

The Bellflower York Rite continued to fed the needy families in Bellflower at Christmas and Easter.

The San Fernando York Rite Bodies with Los Angeles Commandery No. 9 are continuing theirtraditional participation in the Fourth of July Parade in Newhall. The three presiding Grand Officersof the Grand York Rite are invited to participate in their annual event to celebrate our nationsbirthday. In addition they also help serve food at the Midnight Mission downtown Los Angelesseveral times during the year to the homeless.

Respectfully submitted: James G. Baum (46), ChairmanJoseph H. Ross (12)

Report of the Committee on Appeals and Grievances

Your Committee on Appeals and Grievances has not received any reports, nor have we been askedto rule on any grievances.Our special thanks to Most Illustrious Grand Master David L. Chesebro for being asked to serveon this Committee and we are extremely happy that we have nothing to report!

Respectfully submitted: Paul D. Erickson (38), ChairmanRobert A. L. Whitfield (12)Eduardo Estrada (11)

Report of Committee on Charters and Consolidations

Your Committee on Charters and Consolidations reports that there was one consolidation during theyear. Imperial Valley Council No. 60 was unable to hold Stated Assemblies and requested

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consolidation with San Diego Council No. 23. This request was granted on May 18, 2015. Thesurviving council will be San Diego Council No. 23

Respectfully submitted: Robert A. L. Whitfield (12) ChairmanLee P. Whelan (59)William E. Price (2)Richard W. Williamson (29)

Report of the Committee on InvestmentsJanuary 1, 2014 thru December 31, 2014

MARKET VALUE ($)

SPECIAL INVESTMENT FUND

Beginning Market Value 1/1/2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243,066.01Withdrawal for operating expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,000.00Deposits.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,493.50Change in Market Value. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,241.83Ending Market Value 12/31/2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246,801.34% change 1.5%

LIFE MEMBERSHIP FUND

Beginning Market Value 1/1/2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215,741.03Net New Life membership Deposits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.00Distribution to Councils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (10,600..00)Change in Market Value. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,962.33Ending Market Value 12/31/2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208,103.36% change -3.5%

SUMMARY (ALL ACCOUNTS)Beginning Market Value 1/1/2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458,807.04Deposits/Transfers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,493.50Withdrawals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (14,600.00)Change in Market Value. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,204.16

Ending Market Value 12/31/2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454,904.70% change -0.9%

Respectfully submitted: Raymond D. Godeke (14)Kenneth G. Hope (35)Frederick J. Potter (15)Brett A. MacDonald (35)William E. Price (2)

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Report of the Cryptic MasonsMedical Research Foundation Committee

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Respectfully submitted: Frederick J. Potter (15), Chairman Robert A. Morrison (2)Brett A. MacDonald (35) Lee P. Whelan (59)William E. Price (2) William S. Dann (37)Eduardo Estrada (11) Arthur H. Walton (20)

Final Report of the Committee on Credentials

Your Committee on Credentials reports that there are present and entitled to vote at this AnnualAssembly the following:

15 Grand Council Officers9 Past Grand Council Officers5 Assistant Directors of Ritual

10 Inspectors16 Illustrious Masters6 Deputy Masters6 Principal Conductors of the Work5 Proxies (Illustrious Master)4 Proxies (Deputy Master)3 Proxies (Principal Conductor of the Work)0 Elected Representatives

114 Illustrious Past Masters

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There are 193 registered Delegates to this Annual Assembly. All the Councils were represented.

All Councils were present at this Annual Assembly.

In addition we have visitors from General Grand Council and the Jurisdictions of Arizona; Idaho;New Mexico, Nevada; North Dakota and Utah.

Respectfully submitted: Dennis O. Ward (27), ChairmanRickey O. Ward (27)Neal N. Leonard (23)

Resolution 2014-1

The proponents of this Resolution seek to impose penalties on the Officers that are not proficientin their ritual.

WHEREAS, in the Blue Lodge it is a Masonic Offence to have a cipher open during the performanceof ritual and

WHEREAS, this creates an atmosphere that fosters the belief that the work must be memorized andpreformed from memory every time and

WHEREAS, performing the ritual from memory creates a lasting impression upon the candidatesas they go through the degrees and

WHEREAS, Cryptic Masonry is an extension of Craft Masonry and

WHEREAS, Cryptic Masonry deserves the same care and respect as Craft Masonry in theperformance of its ritual and

WHEREAS, all officers and ritual teams are to be certified as proficient by the Inspector prior toinstallation or the conferral of a degree.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that it will be considered a Cryptic offence for aninstalled officer to have an open ritual book or a written copy of the words during performance ofritual in a tiled meeting, when doing the work for an office in which he has been installed. And thatit is a Cryptic offence for a member of a degree team to have an open ritual or a written copy of thewords during the conferral of a degree for candidates, except for when the ritual specifically callsfor something to be read, or when deemed appropriate by either the Grand Director of Ritual or theAssistant Director of Ritual for the Department. There may be one Companion designated as aprompter with an open Ritual who is not actively participating in the performance of the Ritual.

The following will be added to the Constitution to effect this change

Section 372 1

No installed officer may read the work from a ritual book or other source during a tiled meeting,when doing the work for an office for which he has been installed; doing so will be considered aCryptic Offence. One Companion, who is not an active participant in the performance of the ritual,may have an open ritual book as a promoter.

The penalty for such an offence shall be as follows as directed by the Illustrious Grand Master:

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C For a first offence, the Companion will be required to re-certify with the Inspector, AssistantDirector of Ritual, or Grand Director of Ritual, prior to the performance of ritual in any subsequenttiled Meetings.

C For a second offence, the Companion will receive a formal reprimand to be read at the next statedmeeting and recorded in the minutes of the Council, in addition to the requirement to re-certify asabove.

C For a third offence, the Illustrious Grand Master may, at his discretion, remove the officer fromhis office.

Section 31-5 4

During the conferral of any degree on a candidate, no Companion engaged in the conferral of thatdegree may read any part of the ritual from either a ritual book or other written item, except forwhere the ritual specifically calls for something to be read from a scroll or other device, or whendeemed appropriate by either the Grand Director of Ritual or the Assistant Director of Ritual for theDepartment. Doing so will be considered a Cryptic offence. There may be one Companion who isnot a member of the degree team, with an open ritual acting as a prompter.

The penalty for such an offence shall be as follows as directed by the Illustrious Grand Master:

C For a first offence, the Companion will be required to re-certify with the Inspector, AssistantDirector of Ritual, or Grand Director of Ritual, prior to the performance of ritual in any subsequentdegrees.

C For a second offence, the Companion will receive a formal reprimand to be read at the next statedmeeting and recorded in the minutes of the Council, in addition to the requirement to re-certify asabove.

C For a third offence, the Illustrious Grand Master may, at his discretion, prohibit the companionfrom performing

ritual for a time to be determined by the Illustrious Grand Master.

Respectfully submitted by: Gregg A. Hall (20)Edgar W. Fentum (51)Robert L. Ludy, Jr. (28)William E. Price (2)Leland G. Routt (10)Steven R. Goad (28)

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCEYour Committee on Cryptic Jurisprudence to which was referred Resolution 2014-1 seeking toamend Section 372-1 and 31-5-4 of the Constitution pertaining to penalties for not learning theritual, finds it to be in proper order and it will accomplish the desired purpose.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON POLICY AND PURPOSESYour Committee on Policy and Purposes has considered Resolution 2014-1 and reports as follows:It is the opinion of this Committee that Resolution 2014-1 will accomplish its purpose and is in favorof the proposed amendment.

Resolution 2014-1 FAILED.

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Resolution 2014-2

The proponents of this Resolution seek to eliminate the $1.00 Special Assessment and increase thePer Capita.

WHEREAS, ten years ago the Grand Council raised the Per Capita to $12.00 and a SpecialAssessment of $1.00 per member, and

WHEREAS, expenses and costs have risen and the amount of Per Capita collected has decreaseddue to membership loss, and

WHEREAS, the Grand Council would like to create a new Leadership Committee and alsoreimburse the Ritual Staff for some of their travels.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the $1.00 Special Assessment be discontinued andthe Per Capita raised to $15.00 per member effective January 1, 2015.

Respectfully submitted by: David A. Chesebro (38)Brett A. MacDonald (35)Henry Clayton, Jr. (29)William E. Price (2)Lee P. Whelan (59)William S. Dann (37)Frederick J. Potter (15)Kenneth G. Hope (35)Eduardo Estrada (11)

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE

Your Committee on Cryptic Jurisprudence to which was referred Resolution 2014-2 seeking toamend Section 372-1 and 31-5-4 of the Constitution pertaining to penalties for not learning theritual, finds it to be in proper order and it will accomplish the desired purpose.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON POLICY AND PURPOSES

Your Committee on Policy and Purposes has considered Resolution 2014-1 and reports as follows:It is the opinion of this Committee that Resolution 2014-2 will accomplish its purpose and is in favorof the proposed amendment.

Resolution 2014-2 was ADOPTED

Annual Election of Grand Officers

The Grand Master stated that the specified hour having arrived for the Annual Election of Officersfor the Cryptic Year 2015-16, he would appoint the Tellers and review the election process.

APPOINTMENT OF TELLERS

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Illustrious Companion Joseph K. Dongo.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sacramento Council No. 1Illustrious Companion Andrew B. Pippin.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ventura Council No. 15Illustrious Companion James M. Sunseri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange County Council No. 14

Most Illustrious Companion Roy M. Haber, Jr., Past Grand Master, nominated for Grand Master,Right Illustrious Companion Brett A. MacDonald.

There being no further nominations, Brett A. MacDonald was declared elected Most IllustriousGrand Master by the acclamation of the Grand Council of California.

The Grand Council then continued with the nominations and election of Officers of the GrandCouncil of California for the Cryptic Year 2015-16. The results are as follows:

Right Illustrious Dep. Grand Master. . . . . . . . . . . . William E. Price - California Council No. 2Right Illustrious Grand P. C. W.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lee P. Whelan - Riverside Council No. 59Right Illustrious Grand Treasurer.. . . Robert A. L. Whitfield, MIPGM - Oakland Council No. 12Right Illustrious Grand Recorder. . . . . . . Kenneth G. Hope, HMIPGM - Shekinah Council No. 35Grand Director of Ritual.. . . . . . . David L. Chesebro, MIPGM - San Luis Obispo Council No. 38

The Grand Master stated that the Companions elected, having accepted their election, were nowofficially declared elected to their several stations and places.

The Grand Master-elect then announced his appointed officers for the Cryptic Year 2015-16:Right Illustrious Grand Chaplain - North. . . . . Richard E. Thornton - Stockton Council No. 10Right Illustrious Grand Chaplain - South. . . . . . . Mark A. Quinto - San Diego - Council No. 23Right Illustrious Grand Captain the Guard. . . . . . . . . . . William S. Dann Pacific Council No. 37Right Ill Grand Conductor of the Council.. . . . . . . . . Eduardo Estrada - Omega Council No. 11Right Illustrious Grand Steward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert A. Morrison Shasta Council No. 6Right Illustrious Grand Sentinel. . . . . . . . . Peter G. Champion San Luis Obispo Council No. 38Illustrious Grand Orator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James M. Sunseri Orange County Council No. 14Illustrious Grand Marshal - North. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clive W. Moss - Modesto Council No. 61Illustrious Grand Marshal - South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul A. Clark - Pomona Council No. 21Illustrious Grand Soloist.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K. Mark Harris - Oakland Council No. 12Illustrious Grand Musician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roderick E. Betham - Marysville Council No. 3Illustrious Grand Bible Bearer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David A. Stiles Riverside Council No. 59Illustrious Grand Standard Bearer. . . . . . Guy M. Chalmers - Redwood Empire Council No. 46

Report of the Membership Committee

I would like to thank the members of this committee for their support during 2014-15.

Join with me in congratulating Omega Council No 11 for bringing in 58 new members in 2014 andalso Oakland No. 12 for 14 new members and Sacramento No. 1 for 13; San Diego No. 23 for 12and Alpha No. 39 for 11. Several Councils did not Greet a single new member in 2014 and I hopeall Councils can Greet at least one new member this year. Please do not hesitate to contact any ofthe members of this Committee to assist you in your recruiting efforts.

According to the information provided to me by the Grand Recorder, we gained 319 members in2014 but we lost 378. Our membership as of December 31, 2014 stands at 3,439.

Membership is fundamental to any organization and we need to re double our efforts in bringing newmembers to our York Rite Bodies. The future is in our hands.

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I want to thank Most Illustrious Companion David L. Chesebro for appointing me to Chair this veryimportant committee of Grand Council.

Respectfully submitted: Carlos H. Gonzalez (11), ChairmanRick L. Baca (11)Richard A. Wilson (1)R. Scott Husmann (62)

Report of the Youth Committee

The Masonic Youth Committee is pleased to report another successful year of service to Californiayouth.

Chairman Ronald W. Alcorn III responsibility is De Molay International, Companion Leland G.Routt assists the Order of Rainbow for Girls, and Companion David J. Williams represents Job'sDaughters, International. Your Committee visits the youth orders under their tutelage to make knowntheir presence and support attending, when possible, the group's annual meeting.

Many of the youth orders are, once again, expanding their membership. Your committeemen areactive in many Masonic organizations and they strive to encourage all their Brethren to makethemselves available so that fewer youth groups will fall aside due to lack of leadership. Ourfunction is leadership and concomitant inspiration.

It is the opinion of this committee that the York Rite of California consider combining the GrandChapter of California's Masonic Youth Committee, the Grand Council Cryptic Mason's YouthCommittee, and the Youth Orders Committee of the Grand Commandery of California into oneGrand York Rite of California Youth Committee for more efficient representation.

We thank Most Illustrious Companion David L. Chesebro, Grand Master, for giving us theopportunity to serve the Grand Chapter this year. His dedication has been an inspiration to us all.

Respectfully submitted: Ronald W. Alcorn III (25), ChairmanDavid J. Williams (11)Leland G. Routt (10)

Special Resolutions

SPECIAL RESOLUTION No. 1

WHEREAS, the Grand Council of Cryptic Masons of the State of California has by custom honoredour Distinguished Guests and Companions from our sister jurisdictions, in appreciation of theirfraternal interest and association; and

WHEREAS, a number of such Dignitaries are present at this Annual Assembly;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that all Distinguished Guests at this Annual Assembly, notpreviously accorded Honorary Membership in this Grand Council, be so recognized.


Special Resolution No. 1 was ADOPTED.

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WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield, California has proven its hospitality by acting as host city to thisAnnual Assembly of the Grand Council of Cryptic Masons of the State of California; and

WHEREAS, as a result of this hospitality, the deliberations and accomplishments of this AnnualAssembly have been made easier and more successful;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that this Grand Council and all the Companions hereinassembled do, herewith, go on record as expressing their deep appreciation to the City of Bakersfieldfor their outstanding hospitality and friendship, expressed to all who have attended this AnnualAssembly.




WHEREAS, the 2014 Grand Sessions under the leadership of Illustrious Companion Paul D.Erickson , General Chairman, has so ably planned, prepared and executed the arrangements for thisAnnual Assembly; and

WHEREAS, the Grand York Rite Sessions Committee - 2014-15, under the most able leadership ofthe General Chairmen and the Chairmen of the several subcommittees, have given of their time andtalents to make this Annual Assembly so successful;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that this Grand Council and all the Companions hereinassembled, do herewith express their sincere appreciation for a job well done and take thisopportunity to publicly thank each and every one of the Companions and Ladies for their part inmaking this Annual Assembly so pleasant.



Call to Refreshment

There being no further business to bring before this Grand Assembly, the Most Illustrious GrandMaster called the Most Illustrious Grand Council of Cryptic Masons of the State of California fromLabor to Refreshment to prepare for the Installation of Officers.

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Annual Installation of Grand Officers

Most Illustrious Companion David L. Chesebro, KYGCH, Most Illustrious Grand Master, welcomedthose present to this 155th Annual Installation of Grand Officers of the Grand Council of CrypticMasons of the State of California. He then requested the Honorary Grand Marshal, Most IllustriousCompanion Frederick J. “Tiny” Potter, KYGCH, MIPGM , to present the Grand Officers to thisGrand Council, and the following were installed into their respective stations by Most IllustriousCompanion Robert A. L. Whitfield, KYGCH - MIPGM:

155TH MOST ILLUSTRIOUS GRAND MASTER

Brett A. MacDonald - Shekinah Council No. 35

RIGHT ILLUSTRIOUS DEPUTY GRAND MASTER

William E. Price - California Council No. 2

RIGHT ILLUSTRIOUS GRAND PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR OF THE WORK

Lee P. Whelan - Riverside Council No. 59

RIGHT ILLUSTRIOUS GRAND TREASURER

Robert A. L. Whitfield, MIPGM - Oakland Council No. 12

RIGHT ILLUSTRIOUS GRAND RECORDER

Kenneth G. Hope, HMIPGM - Shekinah Council No. 35

RIGHT ILLUSTRIOUS GRAND DIRECTOR OF RITUAL

David L. Chesebro - San Luis Obispo Council No. 38

RIGHT ILLUSTRIOUS GRAND CHAPLAIN - NORTH

Richard E. Thornton - Stockton Council No. 10

RIGHT ILLUSTRIOUS GRAND CHAPLAIN - SOUTH

Mark A. Quinto - San Diego Council No. 23

RIGHT ILLUSTRIOUS GRAND CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD

William S. Dann Pacific Council No. 37

RIGHT ILLUSTRIOUS GRAND CONDUCTOR OF THE COUNCIL

Eduardo Estrada - Omega Council No. 11

RIGHT ILLUSTRIOUS GRAND STEWARD

Robert A. Morrison - Shasta Council No. 6

RIGHT ILLUSTRIOUS GRAND SENTINEL

Peter G. Champion - San Luis Obispo Council No. 38

ILLUSTRIOUS GRAND ORATOR

James M. Sunseri - Orange County Council No. 14

ILLUSTRIOUS GRAND MARSHAL - NORTH

Clive W. Moss - Modesto Council No. 61

ILLUSTRIOUS GRAND MARSHAL - SOUTH

Paul A. Clark - Pomona Council No. 21

ILLUSTRIOUS GRAND SOLOIST

K. Mark Harris - Oakland Council No. 12

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ILLUSTRIOUS GRAND MUSICIAN

Roderick E. Betham - Marysville Council No. 3

ILLUSTRIOUS GRAND BIBLE BEARER

David A. Stiles - Riverside Council No. 59

ILLUSTRIOUS GRAND STANDARD BEARER

Guy M. Chalmers - Redwood Empire Council No. 46

PROCLAMATIONMost Illustrious Companion James G. Baum, KYGCH - MIPGM, Installing Grand Marshal, made thefollowing proclamation: "In the name of the Most Illustrious Grand Council of Cryptic Masons ofthe State of California, I proclaim the Officers of this Grand Council to be duly installed into theirrespective offices with the Grand Honors of Masonry."

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Official Closing of the 155th Annual Assembly

There being no further business appearing before this 155th Annual Assembly of the Grand Councilof Cryptic Masons of the State of California, the Grand Council was closed in ample form by MostIllustrious Companion Brett A. MacDonald, KYGCH, Most Illustrious Grand Master, with peaceand harmony prevailing.

Brett A. MacDonald, KYGCH

Most Illustrious Grand Master

ATTEST: Kenneth G. Hope, OSV - KYCH - HPGM

Grand Recorder

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Grand York Rite of California, Inc.Annual Financial Report

January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2015

ENCOMPASSER ACCOUNT OPENING BALANCE AS OF 12/31/14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,529.16

INCOME

Encompasser subscriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.00Reimbursement from Grand Chapter, Grand Council & Grand Commandery. . . . . . . . 500.00Reimbursements from other sources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178.00 Total Income as of 12/31/15.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 678.00

EXPENSES

Encompasser Printing - Bulk Mail & Permit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 652.95Postage Permit.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220.00Postage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116.00Special Mailing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178.00Postage Due.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.32 Total Expenses as of 12/31/15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,179.67

ENCOMPASSER ACCOUNT CLOSING BALANCE AS OF 12/31/14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,529.16

GRAND SESSIONS CHECKING ACCOUNT Opening Balance as of 07/01/14. . $8,564.05*

INCOME

Total Income 7/1/2014 to 6/30/2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $41,908.85

EXPENSES

Grand Sessions Expenses 7/1/2014 to 6/30/2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $42,928.90

GRAND SESSIONS CHECKING ACCOUNT CLOSING BALANCE AS OF 06/30/15.. . $7,537.75*

*Included in all beginning and ending balance amounts are accounts receivables and amounts inPayPal received after the Sessions which may not have been transferred to checking as of June 30,which is the end of the fiscal year. Funds received from the grand York Rite to replenish thechecking account are long term liabilities by the Grand Sessions to the Grand York Rite ofCalifornia, therefore ere not included in the income for the year(s) but are a component of thebalance in checking.

GRAND SESSIONS SAVINGS ACCOUNT Opening Balance as of 01/01/14.. . . . . . . $57,557INCOME

Total Income as of 12-31-14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,219

GRAND SESSION SAVINGS Closing Balance as of 12-31-14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $58,776

Submitted by: Gary D. Miller, Chief Financial Officer

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Minutes of the 62nd Annual Assembly of theGrand Council of Thrice Illustrious Masters of California

May 18, 2015City of Bakersfield, California

The 62nd Annual Assembly of the Grand Council of Thrice Illustrious Masters in California wasopened in Full Form at the Double Tree Hotel in the City of Bakersfield, County of Kern, on May18, A.D. 2015, A. Dep. 3015.

Thrice Illustrious Master. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David P. GlassThrice Illustrious Senior Warden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard W. BullardThrice Illustrious Junior Warden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David A. StilesThrice Illustrious Chaplain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rickey O. WardThrice Illustrious Recorder/Treasurer.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth G. HopeThrice Illustrious Steward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lee P. WhelanThrice Illustrious Sentinel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William S. DannCast Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dennis L. Ward

Immediately following the formal opening of the Assembly, Most Illustrious Companion David L.Chesebro, the 154th Most Illustrious Grand Master of the Grand Council of Cryptic Masons of theState of California, was received. He was accorded the Grand Honors of Masonry by three timesthree and escorted to a seat in the East.

The Thrice Illustrious Master relinquished the gavel of authority to the Most Illustrious GrandMaster and invited him to preside. The Most Illustrious Grand Master declined the invitation topreside. However, he made a few appropriate remarks before retiring from the Assembly.

Those eligible Illustrious Masters and Illustrious Past Masters, who were in waiting, were thenanointed and crowned as Thrice Illustrious Masters. They were then presented with certificates,silver trowels, lapel pins and wallet cards attesting to their membership in the Order.

The Thrice Illustrious Master introduced the cast and expressed his appreciation to those whocontributed their time and effort in making this event successful.

A motion was made, seconded and carried to accept the minutes of the 60th Annual Assembly of theGrand Council of Thrice Illustrious Masters of California as published in the Proceedings.

A motion was made, seconded and carried to accept the Thrice Illustrious Recorder's AnnualFinancial Report.

The Election of Officers for 2015-16 resulted in the following being elected:

Thrice Illustrious Master. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard W. BullardThrice Illustrious Senior Warden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul D. EricksonThrice Illustrious Junior Warden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lee P. WhelanThrice Illustrious Chaplain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rickey O. WardThrice Illustrious Recorder/Treasurer.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth G. HopeThrice Illustrious Steward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William S. DannThrice Illustrious Sentinel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark A. Quinto

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The purposes of the Assembly having been accomplished, the Grand Council of Thrice IllustriousMasters of California was closed in proper form with peace and harmony prevailing.

THRICE ILLUSTRIOUS MASTERS - NEW MEMBERSNAME COUNCIL

MacArthur R. Batoyon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego #23Randy W. Billingsley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . King Solomon’s #29Manuel A. Buentipo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modesto #61Antonio G. Cimarra, Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . California #1Mark E. Crosby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helix #58Peter L. Cunningham.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Visalia #43Timothy P. Curry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nevada #62John L. Deryck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gateway #13Jonathan P. Dilley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange County #14Shea R. Fuller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amador #31Jordan M. Horowitz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nevada #62Casey M. Latham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H. Edward Barr’s Oasis #64Jason S. Martinez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oakland #12Nicholas L. Muhlhauser.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose #20Efren D. Prado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . King Solomon’s #29Mariano A. Quinto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego #23Douglas D. Strother. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long Beach #26

2014-15 FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Balance as of March 29, 2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,029.56

Income: Deposits.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450.00 Interest.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.00 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,479.56

Expenses: TIM lapel pins & silver trowels.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272.50 Total Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $272.50

Balance as of April 30, 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,207.06

Respectfully submitted: Kenneth G. Hope, Thrice Illustrious Recorder/Treasurer

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Distinguished Visitors to 2015 Grand SessionsRight Worshipful Brother David Perry, Deputy Grand Master of Masons in California.

Right Worshipful Brother Bruce R. Galloway KYCH, Junior Grand Warden of Masons inCalifornia.

Most Worshipful Brother Frank Loui, KCT; KYGCH, Most Worshipful Past Grand Master ofMasons in California; SGIG in CA. The Supreme Council, 33", A.A.S.R., Southern Jurisdiction,USA.

Most Worshipful Brother Kenneth G. Nagel., KCT, KYGCH, Most Worshipful Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of CA, Grand Director of Ritual, Grand Council Cryptic Masons of CA

Most Worshipful Brother William A. Garrard, Jr. KYGCH, Past Grand Master of the GrandLodge; Past Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons; Past Grand Commanderof the Grand Commandery, Grand Principle Conductor of the Work of the Grand Council ofArizona.

Bro. Mike A. Salazar, Grand Bible Bearer of the Grand Lodge of CA; Executive Officer NorthernCA DeMolay.

Bro. Peter G. Champion, Grand Pursuivant of the Grand Lodge of CA.

Bro. Peter L. Cunningham, Grand Tiler of the Grand Lodge of CA.

Most Venerable Brother Douglas S. Moore, Sr. Sovereign Grand Master, The Grand Council AlliedMasonic Degrees of the United States of America.

Most Excellent Companion Ted P. Bendure, KYGCH, General Grand Master of the 2nd Veil -South West Deputy General Grand High Priest of the General Grand Chapter, Royal Arch MasonsInternational, Past Grand High Priest; Most Illustrious Past Grand Master ;Past Grand Commanderof Nevada. General Grand High Priest, Southwest Region.

Sir Knight Jeffrey N. Nelson, GCT; KYGCH, Grand Generalissimo of the Grand EncampmentKnights Templar of the United States of America; Past Grand High Priest; Most Illustrious PastMaster; Past Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of North Dakotarepresenting, Sir Knight David D. Goodwin, GCT, KYGCH, Most Eminent Grand Master of theGrand Encampment, Knights Templar of the U.S.A.

Right Puissant Companion David A. Grindle, OSV, KCT; OWS; KYGCH, General Grand Recorderof the General Grand Council Cryptic Masons International, Grand Governor of Idaho, York RiteSovereign College of North America. Most Illustrious Past Grand Master of the Grand Council;Most Excellent Past Grand High Priest; Right Eminent Past Grand Commander of Idaho. GeneralGrand Recorder.

Right Puissant Companion Sid J. Leluan III, OSV, KCT, KYGCH, General Grand PrincipalConductor of the Work of the General Grand Council Cryptic Masons International, RE GrandCommander of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Arizona. Past Grand High Priest andMost Illustrious Past Grand Master of Arizona.

Most Illustrious Companion Robert A. L. Whitfield, OSV, KYGCH, General Grand Captain of theGuard, General Grand Council Cryptic Masons International; Past Grand Master of the GrandCouncil of California.

Most Excellent Companion Jerrold A. Wohlfarth, KYGCH, General Grand Treasurer of theGeneral Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons International, Past Grand High Priest of the GrandChapter Royal Arch Masons of California, Grand Treasurer of the Grand Chapter of California.

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Most Excellent Companion Dennis R. Detrow, Past Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter RoyalArch Masons; Past Grand Illustrious Master of the Grand Council of Cryptic Masons & Past GrandCommander of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar; Grand Governor York Rite College ofNew Mexico; Right Puissant Past South West Deputy General Grand Master, General grand CouncilCryptic Masons International. Grand Treasurer/Recorder Grand York Rite of New Mexico.

Sir Knight David J. Kussman, KTCH; KCT; KYGCH, Right Eminent Southwestern DepartmentCommander, Past Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of CA, Intendant General South,Red Cross of Constantine.

Right Excellent Companion Jeffrey R. Horton, Right Excellent Grand King of the Grand ChapterRoyal Arch Masons of Arizona, representing MEC Charles B. Burk, Grand High Priest.

Most Excellent Companion Gary W. Spriggs, KYGCH, General Grand Custodian of the Work,General Grand Chapter RAM International; and Most Excellent Past Grand High Priest of the GrandChapter Royal Arch Masons of California.

Most Excellent Companion Robert V. Wright, Jr., KYGCH, Ambassador General Grand ChapterRAM International; and Most Excellent Past Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter Royal ArchMasons of California.

Right Illustrious Companion William R. Greenen, Deputy Grand Master of the Grand CouncilCryptic Masons , representing MIC Steve G. Powlesland Most Illustrious Grand Master of Arizona.

Most Illustrious Companion Richard W. Williamson, KYGCH, Ambassador General GrandCouncil CM International; and Most Illustrious Past Grand Master of the Grand Council CrypticMasons of California.

Sir Knight Richard P. Zimpfer , KTCH, KYCH, RE Grand Commander of the Grand CommanderyKnights Templar of Nevada.. (Margaret)

Sir Knight T. J. Robertson , KYGCH, RE Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery KnightsTemplar; Right Excellent Grand Scribe of the Grand Chapter; Right Illustrious Deputy Grand Masterof the Grand Council of Utah.

Sir Knight Fred E. Kellogg ,KYGCH RE Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery KnightsTemplar of New Mexico., Past Grand High Priest and Most Illustrious Past Grand Master of NewMexico.

Sir Knight Joseph F. Zito , VE Deputy Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery KnightsTemplar; Grand Captain of the Host of the Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons and Grand Conductorof the Council of the Grand Council of Arizona.

Sir Knight Reginald Mitchell , Very Eminent Deputy Grand Commander, representing SK JoaquinDiaz, RE Grand Commander, Prince Hall Grand Commandery

Sir Knight Clarence Allen , Eminent Grand Generalissimo, Prince Hall Grand Commandery

Sir Knight Stephen A. Balke , Eminent Grand Captain General of the Grand Commandery KnightsTemplar; Grand Principal Sojourner of the Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons and Grand Marshalof the Grand Council of New Mexico

Knight Priest W. Bruce Pruitt, KGC; KGT; KYGCH, Most Eminent Past Grand Preceptor, GrandCollege of America, Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priests; Chief Adept SRICF; Past GrandCommander Knights Templar of California; Past Southwestern Department Commander.

Sir Knight Robert C. Coe, KCT; KYGCH, R.E. Past Southwestern Department Commander; PastGrand Commander of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of CA.

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Sir Knight Richard S. Butterfield, KCT; KYGCH, R.E. Past Southwestern DepartmentCommander; Past Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar; IntendantGeneral, Red Cross of Constantine of New Mexico

Sir Knight Joe Cortez, Past Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar ofArizona & Grand Prelate

Rt. Excellent Companion Lawrence R. Rodriguez, KYCH, Grand Lecturer of the Grand Chapterof Utah, representing MIC Jason A. Mitchell, MI Grand Master of the Grand Councl of Utah.

Mrs. Thomas Derby, CT, Supreme Worthy 1sr Vice President, Supreme Assembly, Social Orderof the Beauceant representing Mrs. Leslie J. Loomis, Supreme Worthy President.

Mrs. Joseph Ryland, CT, Past Supreme Worthy President, Supreme Assembly, Social Order of theBeauceant.

Mrs. Joe Cortez, CT, Past Supreme Worthy President, Supreme Assembly, Social Order of theBeauceant.

Honored Lady Janet L. Harrison Grand Royal Matron of the Grand Court of California, Order ofthe Amaranth

Lady Norma Harrison, Grand Page of the Grand Court of California, Order of the Amaranth

Mrs. Dana Regier, Supreme Deputy - CA - International Order of Rainbow for Girls.

Miss Colleen Penaluna Grand Worthy Advisor, International Order of Rainbow for Girls.

Mrs. Vicki Orion, State Mother Advisor for Grand Assembly

Mrs. Amanda Orion Past Grand Worthy Associate Advisor

Miss Courtney Perry, Grand Executive Committee & Color Bearer; Grand Rep to CO & NV

Miss Vennie Deubler, Area Grand Deputy

Miss Molly Gapper, Grand Executive Committee Member & CA Flag Bearer & Rep to Italy &Michigan

Mrs. Carol Ann Hayden, Grand Guardian, International Order of Job’s Daughters.

Bro. Doug Anderson, Associate Grand Guardian, International Order of Job’s Daughters.

Miss Rachel Halliday, Miss CA Job’s Daughter

Mrs. Elaine Davies , Past Grand Guardian, International Order of Job’s Daughter

Miss Daley Roche Grand Bethel Honored Queen, International Order of Job’s Daughter

Bro. Donald Peterson, SCJ DeMolay Jurisdiction Dad & Active member of DeMolay International.

Bro. Raymond E. Davies, Executive Director of Southern California Jurisdiction of DeMolay

Bro. Ira Mazer, Jurisdiction & Priory Dad Advisor

Mr. Jacob Hanson, Illustrious Knight Commander; St. Bernard Priory of DeMolay Knighthood,SCJ

Mr. T. J. Elliott SCJ DeMolay Congress Secretary

Mr. Ryan Tondares, SCJ DeMolay Master Councilor

Bro. Charles Cross, Assistant Executive Officer, SCJ DeMolay

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Recapitulation of 2014Annual Returns to Grand Council

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q

1 117 13 1 0 0 0 14 2 0 0 4 23 29 102 0 (12.8)

2 203 8 3 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 9 0 9 205 10 1.0

3 57 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 0 6 52 2 (8.8)

5 28 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 4 27 1 (3.6)

6 87 3 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 0 4 0 7 84 1 (3.4)

10 64 6 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 4 0 0 6 64 5 0.0

11 388 58 0 2 6 0 66 4 1 27 16 0 48 406 2 4.6

12 144 14 0 0 4 0 18 1 0 8 6 0 15 147 0 2.1

13 97 4 1 0 1 0 6 2 0 2 4 0 8 95 6 (2.1)

14 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 7 136 0 (4.9)

15 97 7 1 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 2 0 4 101 0 4.1

17 37 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 35 2 (5.4)

20 111 4 0 0 1 0 5 6 0 1 3 0 10 106 8 (4.5)

21 34 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 33 5 (2.9)

23 184 12 2 0 0 0 14 1 0 12 2 0 15 183 1 (0.5)

25 112 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 6 6 0 14 101 1 (9.6)

26 111 0 3 0 0 21 24 2 0 4 11 0 17 118 6 6.3

27 108 9 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 9 6 0 15 103 0 (4.6)

28 57 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 0 7 51 0 (10.5)

29 118 8 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 2 0 3 123 1 4.2

31 39 0 0 0 0 9 9 1 0 0 2 0 3 45 0 15. 4

35 223 9 1 0 0 0 10 1 0 4 7 0 12 221 4 (0.9)

37 27 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 25 0 (7.4)

38 74 4 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 3 0 5 74 1 0.0

39 86 11 0 0 0 0 11 5 0 1 3 0 9 88 6 2.3

43 87 1 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 1 4 0 10 79 0 (9.2)

44 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 4 20 2 (16.7)

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q

46 84 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 84 5 0.0

50 50 6 1 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 3 0 4 53 5 6.0

51 86 5 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 3 0 6 85 0 (1.2)

58 159 4 0 0 6 31 41 13 0 42 16 0 71 129 4 (18.9)

59 86 7 0 0 0 0 7 4 0 3 0 1 8 85 0 (1.2)

60 30 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 6 25 0 (16.7)

61 59 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 59 3 0.0

62 30 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 1 10.0

64 57 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 2 62 0 8.8

ALL 3498 212 19 2 25 61 319 77 4 134 136 27 378 3439 82 (1.7)

A - COUNCIL No. TRANSFERS OUT - J

B - MEMBERS 2013 SUSPENSIONS NPD - K

C - GREETED DECEASED - L

D - AFFILIATED ADJUST MINUS - M

E - TRANSFERS IN TOTAL LOSSES - N

F - RESTORED MEMBERS 2014 - O

G - ADJUST PLUS REMITS - P

H - TOTAL GAINS I - DEMITS % GAIN / (% LOSS) - Q

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Illustrious Masters & Recordersof Constituent Councils

COUNCIL ILLUSTRIOUS MASTER RECORDER

Sacramento No. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harvey J. Holcomb . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timothy F. Harper

California No. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Antonio G. Cimarra, Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Price

Marysville No. 3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tommy L. McClellan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rod Betham

Sonora No. 5.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jairo J. Gomez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary E. Benns

Shasta No. 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael G. Keeler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Myron A. Tisdel

Stockton No. 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan D. Sissel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steven M. Fowler

Los Angeles No. 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . David J. Williams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carlos H. Gonzalez

Oakland No. 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason S. Martinez .. . . . . . . . . . . . . Gordon G. Warder

Gateway No. 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John L. Deryck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David P. Glass

Orange County No. 14. . . . . . . . . . . . Jonathan P. Dilley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shawn E. Bell

Ventura No. 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Derek W. M. Burger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew B. Pippin

Santa Cruz No. 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles B. Cowden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John A. Williams

San Jose No. 20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholas L. Muhlhauser. . . . . . . . . . . Daniel L. Doornbos

Pomona No. 21.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth W. Szalonek. . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard J. Weigle

San Diego No. 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mariano A. Quinto, Jr.. . . . . . . . . Frederick G. Kleyn III

Alhambra No. 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David A. Hellem.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert C. Coe

Long Beach No. 26.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Douglas D. Strother. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas R. Derby

Valley No. 27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edmundo G. Ramirez, Sr... . . . . . . . . . . . . Dennis L. Ward

Bakersfield No. 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willard W. Lusk.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ted G. Hammack

King Solomon's No. 29.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vacant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert M. Barrett

Amador No. 31.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shea R. Fuller. . . . . . . . . . . . . Wessel J. Mindemann

Shekinah No. 35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ernie A. Quiroz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth G. Hope

Pacific No. 37.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James B. Biggs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary R. Quintrell

San Luis Obispo No. 38. . . . . . . . . . . . Paul D. Erickson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter G. Champion

Alpha No. 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce E. Hudson. . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Sherman Ostrom

Visalia No. 43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter L. Cunningham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allan D. Miller

Redwood Empire No. 46. . . . . . . . . . . . . David Lopez. . . . . . . . . . . . Richard V. "Red" Hunt

Butte No. 50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael D. Johnson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ren Wakefield

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COUNCIL ILLUSTRIOUS MASTER RECORDER

Palo Alto No. 51.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lawrence J. Fama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William E. Ellison

Helix No. 58. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark E. Crosby.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Douglas E. Ford

Riverside No. 59.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary D. Miller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David A. Stiles

Modesto No. 61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manuel A. Buentipo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clive W. Moss

Nevada No. 62 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timothy P. Curry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary W. Spriggs

H. Edward Barr’s Oasis No. 64. . . . . Casey M. Latham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James G. Baum

Sword and Trowel No. 65.. . . . . . . . . Edgar W. Fentum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arthur H. Walton

Grand Council Committees2014-15

CRYPTIC JURISPRUDENCE EXECUTIVEJames G. Baum (46), Chairman David L. Chesebro (38), ChairmanRalph B. Dash (11) Kenneth G. Hope (35)Peter G. Champion (38) Brett A. MacDonald (35)William S. Dann (37) William E. Price (2)Geoffrey P. Holbrook (60) Frederick J. Potter (15)

TIME & PLACE BUDGET & INVESTMENTSBrett A. MacDonald (11), Chairman David L. Chesebro (38), ChairmanWilliam S. Dann (37) Brett A. MacDonald (35)Lee P. Whelan (59) Kenneth G. Hope (35)William E. Price (2) William E. Price (2)Kenneth G. Hope (35) Frederick J. Potter (15)

REPORTS OF GRAND OFFICERS APPEALS & GRIEVANCESMartin F. Mckeay (46), Chairman Paul D. Erickson (38), ChairmanW. Joseph Ryland (25) Robert A. L. Whitfield (12)Richard W. Williamson (29) John A. Argue (15)Eduardo Estrada (11) Eduardo Estrada (11)

C. M. MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION AWARDSFrederick J. Potter (15), Chairman David L. Chesebro (38), ChairmanDavid E. Higdon (43) Brett A. MacDonald (35)Arthur H. Walton (20) William E. Price (2)Robert A. Morrison (6) Ken G. Nagel (20)Lee P. Whelan (59) Lee P. Whelan (59)Brett A. MacDonald (35) William S. Dann (37)William E. Price (2) Kenneth G. Hope (35)

Frederick J. Potter (15)YOUTH ORDERS Robert A. Morrison (6)Martin F. McKeay (46), Chairman Eduardo Estrada (11)

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POLICY & PURPOSES MEMBERSHIPDavid P. Ottinger Jr. (11), Chairman Alberto T. Jacinto (2), ChairmanWilliam J. Miklos III (31) M. Robert Bettencourt III (38)John E. Trauner (17) Darrell J. Bunker (64)Lee P. Whelan (59) Antonio G. Cimarra, Jr. (2)

Rick L. Baca (11)

RITUAL WEB MASTERKenneth G. Nagel (20), Chairman Richard E. Thornton (10), ChairmanPaul D. Erickson (38) James G. Baum (46)Rick L. Baca (11)K. Mark Harris (12)Dennis L. Ward (27) PUBLIC RELATIONSRicky L. Lawler (1) James G. Baum (46) ChairmanSteven R. Goad (28) Joseph H. Ross (12)Gary R. Quintrell (37)

CHARTERS & CONSOLIDATIONS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPEMENTRobert A. L. Whitfield (12), Chairman Howard “Bud” Ramsey (20), ChairmanWilliam E. Price (2) Randy R. Downey (20)Lee P. Whelan (59) Lee P. Whelan (59)Richard W. Williamson (29) Gregg A. Hall (20)

William A. McBroome, Jr. (59)CREDENTIALSDennis L. Ward (27), Chairman NECROLOGYRickey O. Ward (27) Kenneth G. Hope (35) ChairmanNeal N. Leonard (23) Brett A. MacDonald (35)

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Ritual Staff2014-15

ASSISTANT DIRECTORS OF RITUAL

DEPARTMENT 1A CRYPTIC ARCHES 1& 2Gary R. Quintrell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pacific No. 37

DEPARTMENT 1B CRYPTIC ARCHES 3, 4 & 5K. Mark Harris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oakland No. 12

DEPARTMENT 2 CRYPTIC ARCHES 6 & 7Ricky L. Lawler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sacramento No. 1

DEPARTMENT 3 CRYPTIC ARCHES 8, 9 & 10Steven R. Goad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bakersfield No. 28

DEPARTMENT 4 CRYPTIC ARCHES 11 & 12Rick L. Baca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omega No. 11

DEPARTMENT 5 CRYPTIC ARCHES 13 & 14Roy M. Haber, Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foothill No. 42

DEPARTMENT 6 CRYPTIC ARCHES 15 & 16Dennis L. Ward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valley No. 27

INSPECTORS

DEPARTMENT 1ACRYPTIC ARCH 1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George H. Durfee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shasta No. 6CRYPTIC ARCH 2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William E. Whitcher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Butte No. 50

DEPARTMENT 1BCRYPTIC ARCH 3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl J. Brickner.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oakland No. 12CRYPTIC ARCH 4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard R. Creason, Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Palo Alto No. 51CRYPTIC ARCH 5.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Randy R. Downey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose No. 20

DEPARTMENT 2CRYPTIC ARCH 6.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Scott Husmann. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nevada No. 62CRYPTIC ARCH 7.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard A. Wilson.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sacramento No. 1

DEPARTMENT 3CRYPTIC ARCH 8.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David W. Studley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sonora No. 5CRYPTIC ARCH 9.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David W. Studley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sonora No. 5CRYPTIC ARCH 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter P. Eiserloh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bakersfield No. 28

DEPARTMENT 4CRYPTIC ARCH 11.. . . . . . . . . . . . . Raymond A. Broomfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ventura No.15CRYPTIC ARCH 12.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce E. Hudson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alhambra No. 25

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DEPARTMENT 5CRYPTIC ARCH 13.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harold D. Kennedy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alhambra No. 25CRYPTIC ARCH 14.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ronald W. Alcorn III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alhambra No. 25

DEPARTMENT 6CRYPTIC ARCH 15.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary D. Miller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riverside No. 59CRYPTIC ARCH 16.. . . . . . . . . . . . . Frederick G. Kleyn III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helix No. 58

General Grand Council Cryptic Masons InternationalColumbian Medal Awardees

1984. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Robert Beck

1990. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles E. Moomey

1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John P. Gibson

1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donald C. Gross

2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H. Edward Barr

2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donald J. Spencer2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert A. L. Whitfield

General Grand Council Cryptic Masons InternationalMordhurst Medal Awardee

2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth G. Hope

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General Grand Council Adult Leadership Awardees

1984 Everett L. Halstead

1985 Henry E. Stickney

1986 Thomas M. Boles

1987 David S. Forsyth

1988 Peter G. Gibson

1989 Frank M. Smallwood

1991 Robert G. Taylor

1992 Edwin D. Clark

1995 John F. Morgan

1996 Frederick G. Kleyn III

1997 Frank E. "Bill" Lind

1998 Ken Ruyle

1999 Mr. Vernon M. Cable

2000 Mrs. Anna Lind

Martin F. McKeay 2001

Wilson S. Moses 2002

Isador Ortega, Sr. 2003

Mrs. Katie Ryland 2004

Mrs. Vivian McCleary 2005

Mrs. Muriel Cockrell 2006

Donald A. Journey 2007

Mrs. Saundra Coe 2008

Mrs. Patty Lawler 2009

George F. Whitten 2010

Mrs. Denise Jow 2011

Karl A. Krummell 2012

Mrs. Nancy Christensen 2013

Ronald W. Alcorn III 2014

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General Grand Council Cryptic Masons InternationalCryptic Mason of the Year Awardees

1971 Frederick D. Flye

1972 Robert C. Farmer

1973 David H. Terry

1974 Leland O. Glandon

1975 Otto C. Hielscher

1976 Rudolph H. Hupe

1977 David S. Forsyth

1978 Everett J. G. Chapman

1979 Douglas C. Semmens

1980 Howard W. Cliff

1981 Ira W. Helm

1982 David P. Ottinger Jr.

1983 C. Kenneth Buss

1984 William B. Carter

1985 George C. Stinebaugh

1986 Lud L. Handley

1987 Don F. Anders

1998 Roy M. Haber Jr.

1989 James J. McDonald III

1990 Robert C. Thomas

1991 Paul G. Accord

1992 Thomas W. Storer

Lawrence E. Shellar 1993

Edward R. Jury Sr. 1994

John P. Gibson 1995

Albert M. Lewis 1996

Robert R. Vargo 1997

Robert G. Grauer 1998

Frederick G. Kleyn III 1999

Larry A. Reynolds Sr. 2000

Dennis L. Ward 2001

Robert A. Wrede 2002

Calvin G. Lessing 2003

Kenneth G. Nagel 2004

David P. Glass 2005

Fenton R. Mereness 2006

Thomas A. Krummell 2007

Marshall F. Parker 2008

Kenneth G. Hope 2009

Fenton R. Mereness 2010

Lee P. Whelan 2011

Carlos H. Gonzalez 2012

Steven R. Goad 2013

Rickey O. Ward 2014

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Grand CouncilGrand Master of Ish Sodi Awardees

1985 Marlin L. Esh1985 James S. O. Greene1985 Richard D. Glass1985 Charles E. Moomey1985 John W. Worman

1986 Ernest W. Lathrop1986 H. Larry Kean1986 Samuel T. Flowers1986 Roy M. Haber Jr.1986 Richard L. Gesner

1987 Ernest B. Smith1987 Fred W. Morrow1987 G. Elmo Hall1987 Albert G. Cowan Jr.

1988 William F. Cominolo1988 Carl W. Allison1988 E. Clifford Still1988 B. Frank Summers1988 Mervyn D. LeGros

1989 John W. Stube1989 Apolinario T. Concepcion1989 Lawrence D. Hyatt1989 Bruce S. Stuart1989 George W. Beal

1990 Stephen S. Hedington1990 Addison D. Ryan1990 Anthony J. Sanborn1990 Daniel C. Kaffka Jr.

1991 Donald C. Gross1991 Donald J. Spencer1991 Albert F. Reynolds1991 John H. Spittler1991 Thomas W. Storer

1992 Xavier A. Pitassi1992 Nicholas W. Peterson1992 Robert R. Vargo1992 Lawrence E. Sheller1992 David C. Brown

1993 Arthur C. Meigs1993 Edwin F. Seaward1993 Frederick T. Alexander1993 Leslie S. Wilson1993 Dwaine W. Jones

1994 Robert A. Freyer1994 Albert M. Lewis1994 William N. Brasher1994 Fredrick W. Hughes1994 Fergus K. Smith

Parker J. Harrington 1995Edelito H. Medina 1995

Robert C. Coe 1995Marshall F. Parker 1995

Earl S. Lindauer Jr. 1995

John L. Cooper III 1996Kenneth G. Hope 1996

Roy W. Boltz 1996Edmund W. Heath 1996

Dennis L. Ward 1996

Robert G. Grauer 1997Calvin G. Lessing 1997

Bernard R. Seamans 1997Mourad Kaplanian 1997

Frederick G. Kleyn III 1997

George E. Davis 1998Sidney H. Cerates 1998John M. Robertson 1998Gregory A. Louis 1998

Edgar W. Fentum 1998Frederick J. Kussman 1998

Joe D. Petree 1999David M. Shull 1999David E. Sokol 1999Jack E. Green 1999

Claude D. Martin Sr. 1999Paul B. Dobie 2000

Billy R. Ross 2000Richard E. Potts 2000

John C. Carpenter Jr. 2000Walter A. Souza 2000

B. M. “Chik” Hylton 2000

Harry W. LeBleu 2001Larry A. Reynolds Sr. 2001

Wilbur H. Stevens 2001Jerry M. Sherrill 2001Gerald L. Easton 2001

Donald C. Briggs 2002Robert C. Hansen 2002

Carl F. Miescke 2002James A. Guiddy 2002

Harold S. Haulbrook 2002Rickey O. Ward 2002

Robert L. Henson 2002

2003 Mickey L. Benko2003 Jon D. Humphreys

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2003 Steven M. Fowler2003 John A. Argue2003 Lee A. Abramson2003 Harlin C. “Bill” May

2004 Fredrick L. Smith2004 Robert A. L. Whitfield2004 David P. Glass2004 William E. Long2004 Herbert E. Howland Jr.2004 David B. Murr

2005 William S. Dann2005 Philip A. Hardiman2005 Isador Ortega Sr.2005 Richard T. Cooper2005 Ken G. Nagel2005 H. Edward Barr

2006 Ira R. Herring2006 Frederick J. Potter2006 Lynn R. Wallingford2006 Raymond L. Boyes2006 Richard J. Jolley2006 Ted G. Hammack2006 Bruce E. Hudson

2007 Richard V. “Red” Hunt2007 Leland M. Jarvis2007 David E. Higdon2007 Philip J. Maniaci2007 Ernesto C. Balba Jr.2007 Harold D. Kennedy

2008 John T. Giertz2008 William B. Jefferies2008 Steven R. Goad2008 Charles E. Williams2008 George W. Morton2008 Paul E. McCleary

2009 K. Mark Harris2009 Thomas A. Krummel2009 Richard A. Parks2009 Dan H. Wasson2009 Robert W. McNamara2009 James G. Baum

2010 Mark H. Rose2010 Don E. Lamoureux2010 Leland G. Routt2010 A. Sherman Ostrom2010 Brett A. MacDonald2010 Richard W. Bullard

Robert A. Morrison 2011Scott E. Barbu 2011Allan D. Miller 2011

James M. Sunseri 2011Harvey B. Lyman 2011

James H. Mason 2011

William. E. Ellison 2012William E. Whitcher 2012

Mark S. Hoage 2012Michael T. Sherman 2012

Raymond A. Broomfield 2012Richard E. Thornton 2012Fenton R. Mereness 2012

Guy M. Chalmers 2013Craig L. Flagtwet 2013

Ernie A. Quiroz 2013Lawrence R. Rodriguez 2013

Donald L. Scott 2013Cleveland Valrey 2013

William A. McBroome, Jr. 2014R. Scott Husmann 2014

Peter P. Eiserloh 2014Eduardo Estrada 2014

Paul A. Clark 2014William H. Harmon III 2014

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Councils of Cryptic Masons in CaliforniaSince Organization of Grand Council in 1860

NAME YEAR CITY MEMBERS

Sacramento No. 1 1860 Sacramento 102California No. 2 1860 South San Francisco 205Marysville No. 3 1860 Yuba City 52Sierra Nevada No. 4 1860 Placerville ))

Sonora No. 5 1861 Sonora 27Shasta No. 6 1862 Redding 84Virginia City No. 7 1865 Benicia ))

Siskiyou No. 8 1867 Yreka ))

Helena No. 9 1868 Helena, MT ))

Stockton No. 10 1870 Stockton 64Omega No. 11 1871 Van Nuys 406Oakland No. 12 1883 Alameda 147Gateway No. 13 1897 Auburn 95Orange County No. 14 1898 Anaheim 136Ventura No. 15 1901 Ventura 101Pasadena No. 16 1902 Pasadena ))

Santa Cruz No. 17 1905 Salinas 35Fresno No. 18 1905 Fresno ))

Santa Barbara No. 19 1908 Santa Barbara ))

San Jose No. 20 1909 San Jose 106Pomona No. 21 1909 Pomona 33Oroville No. 22 1909 Oroville ))

San Diego No. 23 1910 Chula Vista 183Siskiyou No. 24 1910 Yreka ))

Alhambra No. 25 1912 Rosemead 101Long Beach No. 26 1915 Long Beach 118Valley No. 27 1915 San Bernardino 103Bakersfield No. 28 1919 Bakersfield 51King Solomon’s No. 29 1920 Vallejo 123Naval No. 30 1921 Vallejo ))

Amador No. 31 1924 Sutter Creek 45Azusa No. 32 1924 Azusa ))

Hollywood No. 33 1925 Hollywood ))

Imperial Valley No. 34 1925 El Centro ))

Shekinah No. 35 1926 Bellflower 221Zabud No. 36 1926 Woodland ))

Pacific No. 37 1927 Eureka 25

San Luis Obispo No. 38 1927 San Luis Obispo 74

Alpha No. 39 1927 Santa Monica 88

San Fernando Valley No. 40 1947 San Fernando ))

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NAME YEAR CITY MEMBERS

Coalinga No. 41 1950 Coalinga ))

Foothill No. 42 1951 West Covina ---

Visalia No. 43 1951 Visalia 79

Sierra Nevada No. 44 1953 Quincy 20

San Pedro No. 45 1953 Manhattan Beach ))

Redwood Empire No. 46 1953 Sebastopol 84

Merced No. 47 1953 Merced ))

Unity No. 48 1954 Los Angeles ))

Zabud No. 49 1955 Pico Rivera ))

Butte No. 50 1957 Oroville 53

Palo Alto No. 51 1959 Palo Alto 85

Oneonta No. 52 1959 South Pasadena ))

Adoniram No. 53 1960 Whittier ))

Roseville No. 54 1960 Roseville ----

Porterville No. 55 1961 Porterville ))

Antelope Valley No. 56 1961 Lancaster ))

Centennial No. 57 1961 Needles ))

Helix No. 58 1961 Escondido 129

Riverside No. 59 1974 Riverside 85

Imperial Valley No. 60 1979 Imperial ---

Modesto No. 61 1979 Modesto 59

Nevada No. 62 1979 Nevada City 33

Solvang No. 63 1987 Santa Maria ))

H. Edward Barr’s Oasis No. 64 1997 Victorville 62

Sword and Trowel No. 65 2015 Union City 25

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Extinct Councils

NAME REASON DATE

Sierra Nevada No. 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charter Revoked. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 16, 1874

Virginia City No. 7.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charter Revoked. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 16, 1875

Yreka No. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charter Surrendered.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 12, 1875

Siskiyou No. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated with No. 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 28, 1999

Helena No. 9.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charter Transferred to NV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 29, 1910

Pasadena No. 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated with No. 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 31, 1988

Fresno No. 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated with No. 43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 2, 2007

Santa Barbara No. 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . Charter Surrendered.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 14, 1940

Oroville No. 22.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charter Revoked. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 14, 1913

Siskiyou No. 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charter Transferred. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 20, 1960

Naval No. 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated with No. 29. . . . . . . . . . . . December 17, 1931

Azusa No. 32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated with No. 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 8, 1935

Hollywood No. 33. . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated with No. 35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 1, 1973

Imperial Valley No. 34.. . . . . . . . . . . . Charter Revoked. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 29, 1941

Zabud No. 36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated with No. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 3, 1941

San Fernando Valley No. 40.. . . . . Consolidated with No. 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . November 8, 1993

Coalinga No. 41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated with No. 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 6, 1981

Foothill No. 42. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated with No. 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 1, 2013

Sierra Nevada No. 44. . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated with No. 50. . . . . . . . . . . . December 31, 2014

San Pedro No. 45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated with No. 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . February 10, 2005

Merced No. 47. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated with No. 61. . . . . . . . . . . . . February 22, 2009

Unity No. 48.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated with No. 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 7, 1995

Zabud No. 49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated with No. 35. . . . . . . . . . . . . December 3, 1993

Oneonta No. 52. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated with No. 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 31, 1988

Adoniram No. 53. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated with No. 49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 24, 1989

Roseville No. 54. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated with No. 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 1, 2010

Porterville No. 55. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated with No. 43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 1, 1996

Antelope Valley No. 56. . . . . . . . . Consolidated with No. 40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 2, 1984

Centennial No. 57.. . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated with No. 27. . . . . . . . . . . . November 11, 1975

Imperial No. 60. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated with No. 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 18, 2015

Solvang No. 63. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated with No. 38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 1, 2002

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Past Grand Illustrious Masters

1860 Adolphus Hollub1861 James L. English1862 William A. Davies1863 Anderson Seavy1864 Frederick F. Barss1865 Frederick F. Barss1866 William F. Knox1867 Leonard Gross1868 William T. Reynolds1870 Powell S. Lawson

1871 Henry S. Orme1872 George T. Grimes1873 William M. Petrie1874 Louis Cohn1875 William A. January1876 William M. Petrie1877 Edwin A. Rodgers1878 Edward R. Hedges1879 John W. Rock1880 Daniel P. Bystle

1881 Daniel P. Bystle1882 George A. McKenzie1883 Franklin H. Day1884 Robert G. Cunningham1885 Charles L. Field1886 William E. Oughton1887 William E. Oughton1888 W. Frank Pierce

Office abolished

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Past Grand Masters1860 Isaac Davis1861 William C. Belcher1862 Adolphus Hollub1863 Isaac S. Titus1864 William A. Davies1865 Anderson Seavy1866 James L. English1867 Alvin B. Preston1868 Joseph Isaacs1870 Frederick F. Barss1871 Stephen Wing1872 Thomas Kyle1873 William T. Reynolds1874 Powell S. Lawson1875 Henry S. Orme1876 Henry S. Orme1877 George T. Grimes1878 William M. Petrie1879 Edwin A. Rodgers1880 Edward R. Hedges1881 Edward R. Hedges1882 John W. Rock1883 Daniel P. Bystle1884 George A. McKenzie1885 Franklin H. Day1886 Charles L. Field1887 Charles L. Field1888 James B. Merritt1889 William E. Oughton1890 W. Frank Pierce1891 W. Frank Pierce1892 W. Frank Pierce1893 David P. Marshall1894 George Penlington1895 Charles E. Gillett1896 William H. Davis1897 Henry Ashcroft1898 Robert Ash1899 August Wackerbarth1900 Jacob H. Neff1901 William Scarborough1902 John G. Bisbee1903 Albert H. Merritt1904 David M. Sutherland1905 Eduard Keil1906 Charles J. Willett1907 Charles W. Norton1908 William H. Gaynor1909 William O. Girardey1910 Thompson W. Drullard1911 Benjamin B. Cartwright1912 Joseph A. Courter1913 Thomas O. Heydenfeldt1914 Charles S. Anderson1915 William P. Butcher1916 Robert H. DeWitt1917 Harvey L. Martin1918 Samuel E. Burke1919 H. Ray Fry1920 David J. Reese1921 Ernest E. Ford1922 Francis H. E. O'Donnell1923 Clark H. Shaw

1924 J. Albert Dole1925 Chas. P. MacLafferty1926 William L. Duggan1927 Charles H. King1928 Mattison B. Jones1929 Hiram S. Hutchings1930 Lewis E. Kent1931 Seward M. Estabrook1932 Edward B. Spencer1933 Daniel B. Richards1934 Joseph H. Wilson1935 Clifton S. Hite1936 James V. Tonkin1937 Walter Bonnett1938 Melvin A. Bresee1939 Frank C. Homan1940 Roscoe G. Hewitt1941 Baker W. Blanchard1942 William P. Humphreys1943 Frederick M. Jacobs1944 Albert F. Ross1945 George G. Verbryck1946 Arthur C. Parsons1947 James M. Kemp1948 Hugh D. Moncur1949 Arch W. Palmer1950 Leo J. Wilson1951 John H. Robinson1952 Hamilcar Smith1953 Joseph A. Garry1954 Frank Marple1955 J. Fred Helms1956 Robert R. Ruchti1957 Howard Gee1958 Robert W. Cottle Sr.1959 Emmet H. Ernst1960 Robert L. Karnes1961 Irvin B. Beckham1962 Archie Bradshaw1963 Charles W. Redlin1964 Eggert Rohwer1965 Andrew F. Johnson1966 Theodore F. Tower1967 Leonard Hooper1968 Arthur B. Ledbetter1969 George C. Holstein1970 Benjamin T. Salmon1971 Charles G. Hulse1972 C. Robert Beck1973 George D. Yale1974 Leonard L. Cutshall1975 Clifford L. Duncan1976 Paul O. Gooder1977 Robert J. McKeay1978 Howard L. Taber1979 Donald C. Briggs1980 Jay L. Brown1981 Phillip F. Hofer1982 Louis J. Wells1983 Vernon T. Fike1984 Victor N. Legerton1985 Everett J. G. Chapman1986 Laurence C. Cook

1987 George C. Little1988 David P. Ottinger Jr.1989 Jack H. Devers Sr.1990 Gene P. Pierce1991 Don F. Anders1992 Ira R. Herring1993 Bruce O. Carmitchel1994 C. Leslie Dent1995 Roy M. Haber Jr.1996 H. Edward Barr1997 Harry W. LeBleu1998 Paul E. McCleary1999 Donald C. Gross2000 Max C. Livingston2001 James G. Baum2002 Dalton A. Noland2003 Edmund W. Heath2004 Larry A. Reynolds Sr.2005 Jose A. Fiss2006 Robert G. Grauer2007 W. Joseph Ryland2008 Frederick J. Potter2009 Mark R. Sandstrom2010 Martin F. McKeay2011 Robert A.L. Whitfield2012 Raymond G. Godeke2013 Richard W. Williamson2014 David L. Chesebro

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Past Deputy Grand Masters1860 Willliam C. Belcher1861 Adolphus Hollub1862 Isaac S. Titus1863 William A. Davis1864 Anderson Seavy1865 Louis Cohn1866 Alvin B. Preston1867 Joseph Isaacs1868 Frederick F. Barss1870 Stephen Wing1871 Thomas Kyle1872 William T. Reynolds1873 Powell S. Lawson1874 Henry S. Orme1875 George T. Grimes1876 George T. Grimes1877 William M. Petrie1878 Edwin A. Rodgers1879 Edward R. Hedges1880 John W. Rock1881 John W. Rock1882 Daniel P. Bystle1883 George A. McKenzie1884 Franklin H. Day1885 Robert G. Cunningham1886 James B. Merritt1887 James B. Merritt1888 William E. Oughton1889 W. Frank Pierce1890 David P. Marshall1891 David P. Marshall1892 David P. Marshall1893 George Penlington1894 Charles E. Gillette1895 William H. Davis1896 Henry Ashcroft1897 Robert Ash1898 August Wackerbarth1899 Jacob H. Neff1900 William Scarborough1901 John G. Bisbee1902 Albert H. Merritt1903 David M. Sutherland1904 Eduard Keil1905 Charles J. Willett1906 Charles W. Norton1907 William H. Gaynor1908 William O. Girarde1909 Thompson W. Drullard1910 Benjamin B. Cartwright1911 Joseph A. Courter1912 Thomas Heydenfeldt1913 Charles S. Anderson1914 William P. Butcher1915 Robert H. DeWitt1916 Harvey L. Marvin1917 Samuel E. Burke1918 H. Ray Fry1919 David J. Reese1920 Ernest E. Ford1921 Francis H. E. O'Donnell1922 Clark H. Shaw1923 Harry Maundrell

1924 Chas. P. MacLafferty1925 William L. Duggan1926 Charles H. King1927 Mattison B. Jones1928 Hiram S. Hutchings1929 Lewis E. Kent1930 Seward M. Estabrook1931 Edward B. Spencer1932 Daniel B. Richards1933 Joseph H. Wilson1934 Clifton S. Hite1935 James V. Tonkin1936 Walter E. Bonnet1937 Melvin A. Bresee1938 Frank C. Holman1939 Baker W. Blanchard1940 Baker W. Blanchard1941 William P. Humphreys1942 Frederick M. Jacobs1943 Albert F. Ross1944 George C. Verbryck1945 Arthur C. Parsons1946 James M. Kemp1947 Hugh D. Moncur1948 Arch W. Palmer1949 Leo J. Wilson1950 John H. Robinson1952 Hamilcar Smith1953 Joseph A. Garry1953 Francis S. Brennen1954 J. Fred Helms1955 Robert R. Ruchti1956 Howard Gee1957 Robert W. Cottle Sr.1958 Emmet H. Ernest1959 Robert l. Karnes1960 Irvin B. Beckham1961 Archie Bradshaw1962 Charles W. Redlin1963 Eggert Rohwer1964 Andrew F. Johnson1965 Theodore F. Tower1966 Leonard Hooper1967 Arthur B. Ledbetter1968 Paul A. Bigsby1969 Benjamin T. Salmon1970 Charles G. Hulse1971 C. Robert Beck1972 George D. Yale1973 Leonard Cutshall1974 Clifford L. Duncan1975 Paul A. Gooder1976 Robert J. McKeay1977 Howard L. Taber1978 Donald C. Briggs1979 Jay L. Brown1980 James K. Wilson1981 Louis J. Wells1982 Vernon T. Fike1983 Victor N. Legerton1984 Everett J. G. Chapman1985 Laurence C. Cook1986 George C. Little

1987 David P. Ottinger Jr.1988 Jack H. Devers Sr.1989 Gene P. Pierce1990 Don F. Anders1991 Ira R. Herring1992 Bruce O. Carmitchel1993 C. Leslie Dent1994 Roy M. Haber Jr.1995 H. Edward Barr1996 Harry W. LeBleu1997 Paul E. McCleary1998 Donald C. Gross1999 Max C. Livingston2000 James G. Baum2001 Dalton A. Noland2002 Edmund W. Heath2003 Larry A. Reynolds Sr.2004 Jose A. Fiss2005 Robert G. Grauer2006 W. Joseph Ryland2007 Frederick J. Potter2008 Mark R. Sandstrom2009 Martin F. McKeay2010 Robert A. L. Whitfield2011 Raymond D. Godeke2012 Richard W Williamson2013 David L. Chesebro2014 Brett A. MacDonald

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Past Grand Principal Conductors of the Work1860 James L. English1861 Isaac S. Titus1862 John A. Tutt1863 Charles L. Danielson1864 William A. January1865 Alvin B. Preston1866 Joseph Isaacs1867 William F. Knox1868 Stephen Wing1870 Thomas Kyle1871 Powell S. Lawson1872 Henry S. Orme1873 George T. Grimes1874 Edmund T. Wilkins1875 Edwin A. Rodgers1876 Edwin A. Rodgers1877 Edward R. Hedges1878 John W. Rock1879 Daniel P. Bystle1880 George A. McKenzie1881 George A. McKenzie1882 Franklin H. Day1883 Robert G. Cunningham1884 Lemuel T. Crane1885 James B. Merritt1886 W. Frank Pierce1887 W. Frank Pierce1888 David P. Marshall1889 David P. Marshall1890 George Penlington1891 George Penlington1892 George Penlington1893 Charles E. Gillette1894 William H. Davis1895 Henry Ashcroft1896 Robert Ash1897 August Wackerbarth1898 Jacob H. Neff1899 William Scarborough1900 John G. Bisbee1901 Albert H. Merritt1902 David M. Sutherland1903 Eduard Keil1904 Charles J. Willett1905 Charles W. Norton1906 William H. Gaynor1907 William O. Girardey1908 Thompson W.Drullard1909 Benjamin B. Cartwright1910 Joseph A. Courter1911 Thomas O. Heydenfeldt1912 Charles S. Anderson1913 William P. Butcher1914 Robert H. DeWitt1915 Harvey L. Marvin1916 Samuel E. Burke1917 H. Ray Fry1918 David J. Reese1919 Ernest E.Ford1920 Francis H. E. O'Donnell1921 Clark H. Shaw1922 Harry Maundrell1923 J. Albert Dole

1924 William L. Duggan1925 Charles H. King1926 Mattison B. Jones1927 Hiram S. Hutchings1928 Lewis E. Kent1929 Seaward M. Estabrook1930 Edward B. Spencer1931 Daniel B. Richards1932 Joseph H. Wilson1933 Clifton S. Hite1934 James V. Tonkin1935 Walter E. Bonnet1936 Melvin A. Bresee1937 Frank C. Holman1938 Baker W. Blanchard1939 Roscoe G. Hewitt1940 William P. Humphreys1941 Frederick M. Jacobs1942 Albert F. Ross1943 George C. Verbryck1944 Arthur C. Parsons1945 James M. Kemp1946 Elwin P. Norberg1947 Arch W. Palmer1948 Leo J. Wilson1949 John H. Robinson1950 Hamilcar Smith1951 Joseph A. Garry1952 Francis S. Brennen1953 Ray L.Abraham1954 Robert R. Ruchti1955 Howard Gee1956 Robert W. Cottle Sr.1957 Emmet H. Ernst1958 Robert L. Karnes1959 Irvin B. Beckman1960 Archie Bradshaw1961 Charles W. Redlin1962 Eggert Rohwer1963 Anderew F. Johnson1964 Theodore F.Tower1965 Leonard Hooper1966 Arthur B. Ledbetter1967 Paul A. Bigsby1968 George C. Holstein1969 Charles G. Hulse1970 C. Robert Beck1971 George D. Yale1972 Leonard Cutshall1973 Clifford L. Duncan1974 Paul O. Gooder1975 Robert J. McKeay1976 Howard L. Taber1977 Donald C. Briggs1978 Jay L. Brown1979 James K. Wilson1980 Phillip F. Hofer1983 Vernon T. Fike1982 Victor N. Legerton1983 Everett J. G. Chapman1984 Laurence C. Cook1985 George C. Little1986 David P. Ottinger Jr.

1987 Jack H. Devers Sr.1988 Gene P. Pierce1989 Don F. Anders1990 Ira R. Herring1991 Bruce O. Carmitchel1992 C. Leslie Dent1993 Roy M. Haber Jr.1994 H. Edward Barr1995 Harry W. LeBleu1996 Paul E. McCleary1997 Donald C. Gross1998 Max C. Livingston1999 James G. Baum2000 Dalton A. Noland2001 Edmund W. Heath2002 Larry A. Reynolds Sr.2003 Jose A. Fiss2004 Robert G. Grauer2005 W. Joseph Ryland2006 John C. Carpenter Jr.2007 Mark R. Sandstrom2008 Martin F. McKeay2009 Robert A. L. Whitfield2010 Raymond D. Godeke2011 Richard W. Williamson2012 David L. Chesebro2013 Brett A. MacDonald2014 William E. Price

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Past Grand Treasurers

1860. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Raish1861-1864. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anderson Seavy1865-1876. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Laidley1877-1882. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William W. Traylor1883-1887. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David W. Laird1888-1909. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Franklin H. Day1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Frank Pierce1911-1912. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Penlington1913-1929. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William W. Douglas1930-1933. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Francis H. E. O'Donnell1934-1942. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hiram S. Hutchings1943-1951. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hugh K. McKevitt1952-1960. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James M. Kemp1961-1986. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frederick M. Jacobs1987-1993. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Robert Beck1994-1997. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Carmitchel1998-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roy M. Haber Jr.2001-2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donald C. Gross2004-2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James G. Baum2011- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frederick J. “Tiny” Potter

Past Grand Recorders

1860-1870. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lawrence C. Owen1871-1877. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles L. Wiggin1878-1879. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William A. Davies1880-1899. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas H. Caswell1900-1908. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William A. Davies1909-1946. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas A. Davies1947-1968. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chester H. Newell1969-1977. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William C. Leeson1978-1980. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul O. Gooder1981-1984. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William D. Tucker1985-1991. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David C. Kidder1992- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth G. Hope

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Past Grand Lecturers (through 1972) andPast Grand Directors of Ritual (after 1972)

1860-1888. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No Grand Lecturer1889-1895. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles L. Field1895-1898. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Penlington1898-1899. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William H. Davis1899-1902. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James B. Merritt1902-1917. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henry Ashcroft1918-1956. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No Grand Lecturer1957-1962. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hamilcar Smith *1962-1964. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irvin B. Beckham *1964-1969. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William C. Leeson *1969-1972. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roy R. Crawford *1973-1976. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roy R. Crawford1976-1979. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Otto C. Hielsher1979-1984. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Robert Beck1984-1986. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don F. Anders1986-1990. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Kenneth Buss1990-1992. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harry W. LeBleu1992-1993. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard L. Gesner1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack H. Devers Sr.1994-1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John P. Gibson2000-2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth G. Nagel2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert G. Grauer2008-2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenton R. Mereness2011- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth G. Nagel

* Grand Lecturer was appointed

Past General Grand Masters from California

1960-1966. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George G. Verbryck

Honorary Past Grand Masters

1945 Thomas A. Davies. . . . . . Grand Recorder, 1909-1946. . . . . . . California Council No. 2

1983 J. Whitcomb Brougher.. . Grand Chaplain, 1932-1989. . . . . . . . Omega Council No. 11

2005 Kenneth G. Hope. . . . . Grand Recorder, 1992- . . . . . . Shekinah Council No. 35

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Grand Representatives (Grand Council)

JURISDICTION TO CALIFORNIA FROM CALIFORNIA

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles McDonald.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Carmitchel

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles I. Gregg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul D. Erickson

Arizona.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert A. Elsner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edmund W. Heath

Arkansas.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John L. Gates Sr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul E. McCleary

Canada - Eastern.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Rudderham.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert G. Grauer

Canada - West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. C. "Jack" Hildebrandt. . . . . . . . . . . . Donald J. Spencer

Colorado.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norman C. Lane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Russell E. Harris

Connecticut.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bradley K. Cooney.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert McCain

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James A. Pletz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brett A. MacDonald

District of Columbia.. . . . . . . . . . . James A. Loudermilk II. . . . . . . . . . . Frederick J. Potter

England & Wales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Gillhespy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edgar W. Fentum

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephen H. Clark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jose A. Fiss

France.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jean-Louis Nanot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gerald L. Easton

Georgia.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas L. Blanton. . . . . . . . . . . . . Harold D. Kennedy

Germany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ward R. Williamson. . . . . . . . . Richard W. Williamson

Greece & Cyprus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aetos Tzifakis.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ioannis E. Patronas

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samuel Howard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Russell S. Kennedy

Idaho.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David N. Calvert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roy M. Haber Jr.

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donald E. Bulen.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vandell C. Owen

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kermit E. Rosenthal. . . . . . . . . . . . Kermit E. Rosenthal

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert J. Seiler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin F. McKeay

Israel.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Benjamin Meuchas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harvey B. Lyman

Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vacant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Xavier A. Pitassi

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stanley A. Combs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roy W. Boltz

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. B. Hitt II.. . . . . . . . . . Gordon G. “Bud” Warder

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frank N. du Treil .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert R. Vargo

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul D. Sherman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guy M. Chalmers

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William E. Lautenschlager. . . . . . . . . . . . George A. Terry

Massachusetts.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert C. Corr. . . . . . . . . . . . James J. McDonald III

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenney L. Lenfestey. . . . . . . . . . Frederick G. Kleyn III

Minnesota.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harlan Johnson. . . . . . . . . . . Herbert E. Howland Jr.

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tracy W. Lusk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael T. Sherman

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William G. Buckner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Albert M. Lewis

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hugh H. Wilson. . . . . . . . . . Raphael D. Spadavecchia

Nebraska.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arthur C. Highman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Max C. Livingston

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Russell M. Wilde. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raymond C. Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rickey O. Ward

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John A. Driscoll. . . . . . . . . . . . . John C. Carpenter Jr.

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JURISDICTION TO CALIFORNIA FROM CALIFORNIA

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard G. Browne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dennis L. Ward

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel E. Jonas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenton R. Mereness

New Zealand.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vacant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin F. McKeay

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wayne D. Walker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Joseph Ryland

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George H. Vettel. . . . . . . . . . . Robert W. McNamara

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fred G. Shoemaker II. . . . . . . . Howard W. Ramsey Jr.

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick D. Couch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steven R. Goad

Ontario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donald Cosens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honorio B. Alvarez

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dalvin L. Hollaway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Leslie Dent

Panama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vacant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerome M. Miller

Pennsylvania.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James M. McKee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John L. Welcher

Philippines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Damaso C. Tria. . . . . . . . . . . . Robert A. L. Whitfield

Portugal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rui Paulo Figueiredo.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rhode Island.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John A. Lawson Jr.. . . . . . . . . Lawrence R. Rodriguez

Romania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vacant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raymond D. Godeke

Scotland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harold I. P. Bristow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth G. Hope

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marvin O. Burton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allan D. Miller\

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lee C. Schinkel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clyde E. Ball

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David P. Johnson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul E. McCleary

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. David Counts Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . David J. Kussman

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William A. Butterfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dalton A. Noland

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frederick P. Swanson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James G. Baum

Washington.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryan D. Belcher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth G. Nagel

Wisconsin.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joseph H. Behmke.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . David L. Chesebro

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frank Kading.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David M. Anderson

NOTE: Virginia and West Virginia do not have Grand Councils.

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List of Recognized Grand Councils and Grand Recorders

GENERAL GRAND COUNCIL INTL. (1883) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . David A. Grindle2642 N. Sweetwood Dr; Meridian, ID 83646-8840 (208) 895-6612

ALABAMA (1827) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hiram A. Williams Jr.P. O. Box 100333; Birmingham, AL 35210-0333 (205) 951-0111

ALASKA (1951) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David A. HuntP. O. Box 100641; Anchorage, AK 99510-0641 (907) 274-8051

ARIZONA (1922) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael D. Stegen345 W. Monroe St.; Phoenix, AZ 85003-1684 (480) 415-5560

ARKANSAS (1862) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Royce H. TaylorP. O. Box 1207; Pine Bluff, AR 71613-1207 (870) 879-2977

CALIFORNIA (1860) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth G. Hope11428 Artesia Blvd. #13; Artesia, CA 90701-3872 (562) 924-6500

* CANADA - EASTERN (1867) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . John R. Dollimount129 Sherbrook Ave; Bridgewater NS B4V 4U4, Canada (902) 527-0727

* CANADA - ONTARIO (1922) [email protected].. . . . . . Charles Meldrum940 Beverley Rd.; Sarnia, Ontario N7S 3L7, Canada (516) 542-5188

* CANADA - WEST (1938) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edward Wilson35188 Spencer St.; Abbotsford; BC V3G 2E3, Canada (604) 864-0433

COLORADO (1894) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James E. Erickson1614 Welton St. #503; Denver, CO 80202-4221 (303) 623-5825

* CONNECTICUT (1818) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles B. Fowler Jr.35 Elaine May Dr.; Windsor, CT 06095-1714 (860) 688-8799

DELAWARE (1926) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Irwin317 Kalorama Rd.; Skyesville, MD 21784-7535 (410) 966-5339

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (1919) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Howard F. Coleman10364 Cedar Hill Ln.; King George, VA 22485-4539 (540) 775-4476

* ENGLAND & WALES (1873) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . John Brackley86 St. James's St.; London SW1A 1PL, England 020-7839-5274

FLORIDA (1858) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Howard H. GardnerP. O. Box 13496; Tampa, FL 33681-3496 (850) 385-0625

FRANCE (1999) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phillipe Martin54 rue du roc Blanc; 63400 Chamaliers, France 33 473 374 057

GEORGIA (1826) (1841) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wade C. Smith811 Mulberry St.; Macon, GA 31201-6726 (478) 742-2557

GERMANY (1957) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carsten RinneDietrich Bohnhoeffer Str, 11; D-91452 Wilhermsdorf, Germany 0049-9102-994520

* GREECE & CYPRUS Fax: 301-8210-180 [email protected]. Constantine N. Korontis19 Acharnon St.; Athens 10438, Greece 00302108847343

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HAWAII (1981) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gerhart W. Walch1227 Makiki St.; Honolulu, HI 96814-1332 (808) 780-4656

IDAHO (1933) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James L. Curtis4170 N. Shamrock Ave.; Boise, ID 83713-2534 (208) 954-6915

ILLINOIS (1854) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dick J. Carroll2207 Sunset Dr.; Pekin, IL 61554-5364 (309) 347-2810

INDIANA (1855) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles D. Wood, Jr.80 Byram Blvd.; Martinsville, IN 46151-1315 (765) 346-1159

IOWA (1900) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert J. Seiler812 14th Pl.; Camanche, IA 52730-1204 (563) 259-1000

* ISRAEL Fax 972-3-6960271 [email protected].. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sasson NaimP. O. Box 33698; Tel Aviv, Israel 61336 972-3-6953580

ITALY [email protected].. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Francesco AnticoVia Toricelli 56; 10129 Torino, Italy 39 335 73 28 632

KANSAS (1867) [email protected].. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wayne H. RolifP. O. Box 1217; Topeka, KS 66601-1217 (785) 232-3381

KENTUCKY (1827) (1881) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William G. HintonP. O. Box 695; Shelbyville, KY 40066-0695 (502) 647-9229

LOUISIANA (1854) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timothy J. Riley171 Beckham’s Camp Rd.; Ringgold, LA 71068-3456 (318) 894-9774

MAINE (1854) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas A. Emery9 Loring Ave.; Auburn, ME 04210-6616 (207) 782-9791

MARYLAND (1875) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard P. Naegele4210 Overton Ave.; Baltimore, MD 21236-4010 (410) 665-5947

* MASSACHUSETTS (1826) (1847) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . Robert C. Corr186 Tremont St.; Boston, MA 02111-1014 (617) 364-7352

MICHIGAN (1858) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony M. Chamberlin76 Michigan Ave.; Marysville, MI 48040-1110 (810) 364-2676

MINNESOTA (1870) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monte M. Miller2310 Zenith Ave N; Golden Valley, MN 55422-3854 (612) 859-7019

MISSISSIPPI (1855) [email protected].. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mickey P. McMahanP. O. Box 1030; Meridian, MS 39302-1030 (601) 483-2914

MISSOURI (1842) (1864) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Russell S. Hanson107 William St.; Fayette, MO 65248-1017 (660) 248-5100

MONACO [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Berhard Saglia1, Boulrvard De Belgique; MC-9800 Principaute De Monaco

MONTANA (1909) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bradford L. HuffmanP. O. Box 824; Conrad, MT 59425-0824 (406) 271-2237

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NEBRASKA (1880) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce T. AndersonP. O. Box 22988; Lincoln, NE 68542-2988 (402) 476-1560

NEVADA (1925) [email protected].. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Russell M. Wilde2321 Meadowbrook Ln.; Carson City, NV 89701-5724 (775) 883-2708

NEW HAMPSHIRE (1823) (1862) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . Dennis A. SheridanP. O. Box 621; Littleton, NH 03561-0621 (603) 444-7195

NEW JERSEY (1860) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John J. Corrigan17 Hemlock Dr; Parlin, NJ 08859-1117 (732) 727-0314

NEW MEXICO (1948) [email protected].. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dennis R. DetrowP. O. Box 25004; Albuquerque, NM 87125-0004 (505) 243-4931

NEW YORK (1823) [email protected].. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joseph P. Pozefsky16 Fern Ave.; Albany, NY 12205-4507 (518) 456-0189

NEW ZEALAND.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arthur N. FrenchP. O. Box 38-224; Howick, Auckland 1730, New Zealand (09) 534-4139

NORTH CAROLINA (1822-1883) (1887) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . Robert A. SchaferP. O. Box 17212; Raleigh, NC 27619-0212 (919) 832-9937

NORTH DAKOTA (1916) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Merle L. HuhnerP. O. Box 9544; Fargo, ND 58106-9544 (701) 235-0149

* OHIO (1830) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bobby G. CampbellP. O. Box 751538; Dayton, OH 45475-1538 (937) 260-4523

OKLAHOMA (1894) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary A. DavisP. O. Box 1223; Drumright, OK 74030-1223 (918) 352-4622

OREGON (1886) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dalvin L. HollawaayP. O. Box 767; Canyonville, OR 97417-0767 (541) 839-4326

PANAMA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruben J. LevyP. O. Box 0831-02585; Panama City, Republic of Panama 6612-2752

* PENNSYLVANIA (1847) (1854) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . Freeman Z. Frey IIIP. O. Box 4221; Harrisburg, PA 17111-4221 (800) 435-5903

PHILIPPINES Fax 011-63-2-400-1042 [email protected]. . . . . . Issac F. Arribas Jr.1440 San Marcelino St.; Ermita, Manila, Philippines 011-63-2-525-4241

PORTUGAL (1998) [email protected].. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Antonio B. VicenteRua Joao Saraiva 34-1; 1700-250 Lisbon, Portugal 351-919700085

RHODE ISLAND (1860) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth M. Long300 Broadway #403; Pawtucket, RI 02860-2256 (401) 447-1616

ROMANIA [email protected].. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mircea Istrate5 George Cosbuc, F/AP.13; 800378 Galati, Romania 407 31660317

* SCOTLAND (1880) Fax: 0131-556-2299. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grahame J. Smith23 St. John St.; Edinburgh EH8 8DG, Scotland 440131-556-6687

SOUTH AUSTRALIA [email protected].. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John M. Stubbs70/122 St; Bernard’s Rd; Magill SA 5072, Australia +61 8 8165 3275

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SOUTH CAROLINA (1860) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnnie T. MorrisP. O. Box 7463; Columbia, SC 29202-7463 (803) 799-9159

SOUTH DAKOTA (1916) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George E. BauderP. O. Box 9134; Rapid City, SD 57709-9134 (605) 348-4153

TENNESSEE (1847) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rick Hoover100 7th Ave N. #3; Nashville, TN 37203-3726 (615) 254-6601

* TEXAS (1856-1864) (1907) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orville L. O’NeillP. O. Box 296; Waco, TX 76703-0296 (254) 753-6721

TOGO (2008) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kao PitassaDomaine Des Macons Quartier; Djidjole Boite Postale: 106; Lome, Togo (00228) 250-6817

UTAH (1929) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles E. Warren, Sr.3787 E. 1200 St; Heber City, UT 84032-3558 (435) 654-4555

VERMONT (1853) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce R. Howard17 Tuttle Meadow Dr; Rutland, VT 05701-2544 (802) 747-3959

WASHINGTON (1895) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Floyd L. Snyder2225 Bluejay Ln; West Richland, WA 99353-9525 (509) 967-5757

WISCONSIN (1857) (1881) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . David D. Mahoney36275 Sunset Dr.; Dousman, WI 53118-9349 (262) 965-2200

WYOMING (1952) [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth M. BadgetP. O. Box 653; Cowley, WY 82420-0653 (307) 548-6929

NOTE: VIRGINIA and WEST VIRGINIA do not have Grand Councils.* Not affiliated with General Grand Council, Cryptic Masons, International

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Masonic Calendar

SYMBOLIC or ANCIENT CRAFT MASONRY: Ancient Craft Masons commence their Era withthe creation of the world, calling it Anno Lucis (A. L.), "in the Year of Light," adding 4000 to thecommon calendar. Thus, A. D. 2016 equals A. L. 6016. Symbolic Lodges hold Communications.

CAPITULAR MASONRY: Royal Arch Masons date from the year of the commence-ment of thebuilding of the second Temple by Zerubbabel, calling it Anno Inventionis (A. I.), "in the Year of theDiscovery," adding 530 to the common calendar. Thus, A. D. 2016 equals A. I. 2546. Royal ArchChapters hold Convocations.

CRYPTIC MASONRY: Cryptic Masons date from the year in which the Temple of Solomon wascompleted, calling it Anno Depositionis (A. Dep.), "in the Year of the Deposit," adding 1000 to thecommon calendar. Thus, A. D. 2016 is equivalent to A. Dep. 3016. Cryptic Councils holdAssemblies.

CHIVALRIC MASONRY or TEMPLARY: Knights Templar commence their Era with theorganization of their Order, calling it Anno Ordinis (A. O.), "in the Year of the Order," subtracting1118 from the common calendar. Thus, A. D. 2016 is the same as A. O. 898. Commanderies ofKnights Templar hold Conclaves.

ORDER OF HIGH PRIESTHOOD: Anointed High Priests date from the year of the blessing ofAbraham by the High Priest Melchizedek, King of Salem, calling it Anno Benedictionis (A. B. orA. Beo.), "in the Year of the Blessing," adding 1913 to the common calendar. Thus, A. D. 2016equals A. B. 3929. Councils of Anointed High Priests hold Conventions.

SCOTTISH RITE MASONRY: The Scottish Rite dates as do Ancient Craft Masons except that theyuse the Jewish chronology, calling it Anno Mundi (A. M.), "in the Year of the World," adding 3760to the common calendar. Thus, A. D. 2016 equals A. M. 5776. Scottish Rite Consistories holdReunions or Rendezvous.

SHRINEDOM: Temples of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, mark time bycycles. Each 30 years from the Hegira of July 15, A. D. 622 constitutes a cycle, in which 19 of theyears contain 355 days and 11 years contain 356 days. Shrine Temples hold Sessions.

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Index

SUBJECT PAGE(S)

ANNOUNCEMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 - 14

ANNUAL REPORTS OF GRAND OFFICERSGrand Chaplains.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27Grand Director of Ritual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-26Grand Master (Annual Message). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-16Grand Master (Addenda to Annual Message). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-20Grand Orator (Grand Oration). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11Grand Recorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-23Grand Treasurer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-22

ANNUAL RETURNS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-53

AWARDSAdult Leadership Award (General Grand Council). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Cryptic Mason of the Year (General Grand Council).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Distinguished Membership Award.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Grand Master of Ish Sodi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Ritual Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12Illustrious Master of the Year.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Membership Excellence Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Recorder of the Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

AWARDEESAdult Leadership Award (General Grand Council). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Columbian Medal (General Grand Council). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Cryptic Mason of the Year (General Grand Council).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Grand Master of Ish Sodi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-62Mordhurst Award (General Grand Council).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

BUDGET. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . see COMMITTEE REPORTS (Budget and Finance)

CALENDAR, MASONIC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

CALL TO REFRESHMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

CERTIFICATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

CLOSING, OFFICIAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

COUNCILS, EXTINCT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . see EXTINCT COUNCILS

COUNCILS IN CALIFORNIA SINCE 1860.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63-64

COMMITTEE REPORTSAppeals and Grievances.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Budget and Finance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-28Charters and Consolidations.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-30Credentials (Final). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-35Credentials (Preliminary). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Cryptic Masons Medical Research Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-34Investments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Membership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-39

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Index (continued)SUBJECT PAGE(S)COMMITTEE REPORTS (cont.)

Jurisprudence (Omnibus Report). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Public Relations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Reports of Grand Officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Time and Place.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Youth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

COMMITTEES, 2014-15.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-56

DATES OF ANNUAL AND TRIENNIAL SESSIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inside back cover

ELECTION OF OFFICERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-38

EXTINCT COUNCILS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ACCOUNTANT'S REVIEW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

GENERAL GRAND COUNCIL OFFICERSCurrent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Past General Grand Masters from California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

GRAND COUNCIL OFFICERS2014-15 (Address/Telephone List).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inside front cover2015-16 (Address/Telephone List).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . outside back coverElection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . see ELECTION OF OFFICERSInstallation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . see INSTALLATION OF OFFICERSPhotograph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

GRAND MASTERAnnual Message.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . see ANNUAL REPORTS OF GRAND OFFICERSBiography.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Photograph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

GRAND REPRESENTATIVESCurrent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72-73Reception. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

GRAND YORK RITE OF CALIFORNIA, INC. ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT. . . . . . 45-46

ILLUSTRIOUS MASTERS OF CONSTITUENT COUNCILS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-55

IN MEMORIAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-42

OPENING CEREMONIESInformal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Official.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

PAST GRAND OFFICERSHonorary/Emeritus/Past Grand Officers, Living. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7Past Deputy Grand Masters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Past Grand Illustrious Masters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Past Grand Lecturers/Directors of Ritual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Past Grand Masters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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Index (continued)SUBJECT PAGE(S)PAST GRAND OFFICERS (cont.)

Reception. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Living.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Honorary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Past Grand Principal Conductors of the Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Past Grand Recorders.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Past Grand Treasurers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

PROCEEDINGS OF 154th ANNUAL ASSEMBLY, ADOPTION.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

RECOGNIZED GRAND COUNCILS AND GRAND RECORDERS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-77

RECORDERS OF CONSTITUENT COUNCILS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-55

RESOLUTIONS2014-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-362014-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Special (Nos. 1, 2 and 3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39-40

RITUAL STAFF, 2014-15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57-58

THRICE ILLUSTRIOUS MASTERS, GRAND COUNCIL OF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47-48

VISITORS/GUESTS, DISTINGUISHED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-51Reception. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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Dates of Annual and Triennial Sessions

The 162nd Annual Convocation of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the State ofCalifornia will be held at the Double Tree Hotel in the City of Bakersfield, County of Kern, on May23rd, A. D. 2016, A. I. 2546.

The 156th Annual Assembly of the Grand Council of Cryptic Masons of the State of California willbe held at the Double Tree Hotel in the City of Bakersfield, County of Kern, on May 24th, A. D.2016, A. Dep. 3016.

The 158th Annual Conclave of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of the State of Californiawill be held at the Double Tree Hotel in the City of Bakersfield, County of Kern, on May 25th, A.D. 2016, A. O. 898.

The 156th Annual Convention of Anointed High Priests of California will be held at the Double TreeHotel in the City of Bakersfield, County of Kern, on May 23rd, A. D. 2016, A. Beo. 3929.

The 63rd Annual Assembly of the Grand Council of Thrice Illustrious Masters of California will beheld at the Double Tree Hotel in the City of Bakersfield, County of Kern, on May 24th, A. D. 2016 A. Dep. 3016.

The 36th Annual Conclave of the Past Commanders Association of California will be held at theDouble Tree in the City of Bakersfield, County of Kern, on May 25th, A. D. 2016, A. O. 898.

The 70th Triennial Convocation of the General Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, International,will be held in the City of Portland, Oregon on August 23rd - 29th, A. D. 2017, A. I. 2547.

The 46th Triennial Assembly of the General Grand Council, Cryptic Masons, International, will beheld in the City of Portland, Oregon on August 23rd - 29th, A. D. 2017, A. Dep. 3017.

The 66th Triennial Conclave of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States ofAmerica will be held in the City of Buffalo, New York on August 8th -12th, A. D. 2015, A. O. 897.

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Grand Council Officers2015-16

155th MOST ILLUSTRIOUS GRAND MASTER.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brett A. MacDonaldShekinah Council No. 35 (626) 339-0871469 Stephora St; Covina, CA 91724-2653 Donna

DEPUTY GRAND MASTER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William E. PriceCalifornia Council No. 2 (650) 341-94354004 Branson Dr; San Mateo, CA 94403-3611 Janet

GRAND PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR OF THE WORK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lee P. WhelanRiverside Council No. 59 Teresa5485 Malvern Way; Riverside, CA 92506-3545

GRAND TREASURER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frederick J. “Tiny” Potter, MIPGM

Ventura Council No. 15 Donna

GRAND RECORDER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth G. Hope, HMIPGM

Shekinah Council No. 35 Sonny

GRAND DIRECTOR OF RITUAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David L. Chesebro MIPGM

San Luis Obispo Council No. 38 Sarah

GRAND CHAPLAIN - NORTH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard E. ThorntonStockton Council No. 10 Cara

GRAND CHAPLAIN - SOUTH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark A. Quinto, Jr.San Diego Council No. 23 Trudy

GRAND CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William S. DannPacific Council No. 37 Anne

GRAND CONDUCTOR OF THE COUNCIL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eduardo EstradaOmega Council No. 11 Natasha

GRAND STEWARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert A. MorrisonShasta Council No. 50 Pauline

GRAND SENTINEL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter G. Champion

GRAND ORATOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James M. Sunseri

GRAND MARSHAL - NORTH.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clive W. Moss

GRAND MARSHAL - SOUTH.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul A. Clark

GRAND SOLOIST.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K. Mark Harris

GRAND MUSICIAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roderick E. Betham

GRAND BIBLE BEARER.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David A. Stiles

GRAND STANDARD BEARER.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guy M. Chalmers

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